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awry definition
awry |
Grep of noun awry outlawry Overview of adj awry The adj awry has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky -- (turned or twisted toward one side "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton) 2. amiss, awry, haywire, out of order the matter, wrong -- (not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order"; "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; "something is wrong with the engine") Overview of adv awry The adv awry has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) awry, amiss -- (away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations") 2. askew, awry -- (turned or twisted to one side "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry") Antonyms of adj awry 2 senses of awry Sense 1 askew, awry(prenominal), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight Sense 2 amiss(prenominal), awry(prenominal), haywire, out of order(prenominal), the matter(prenominal), wrong(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning Similarity of adj awry 2 senses of awry Sense 1 askew, awry(prenominal), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky => crooked (vs. straight) Sense 2 amiss(prenominal), awry(prenominal), haywire, out of order(prenominal), the matter(prenominal), wrong(prenominal) => malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional Attributes of adj awry Familiarity of adj awry awry used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj awry awry Overview of adj awry The adj awry has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky -- (turned or twisted toward one side "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton) 2. amiss, awry, haywire, out of order the matter, wrong -- (not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order"; "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; "something is wrong with the engine") Overview of adv awry The adv awry has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) awry, amiss -- (away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations") 2. askew, awry -- (turned or twisted to one side "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry")
awry definition
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