adjective
- Turned or twisted toward one side.
- usage: "a... Youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry- G. K. Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
- synonyms: askew, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff
- Not functioning properly.
- usage: "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
adverb
- Away from the correct or expected course.
- usage: "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
- synonyms: amiss
- Turned or twisted to one side.
- usage: "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
- synonyms: askew, skew-whiff
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