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amiss definition
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Overview of adj amiss The adj amiss has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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 amiss The adv amiss has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 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. amiss -- (in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly") 3. imperfectly, amiss -- (in an imperfect or faulty way "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen) Antonyms of adj amiss 1 sense of amiss Sense 1 amiss(prenominal), awry(prenominal), haywire, out of order(prenominal), the matter(prenominal), wrong(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning Similarity of adj amiss 1 sense of amiss Sense 1 amiss(prenominal), awry(prenominal), haywire, out of order(prenominal), the matter(prenominal), wrong(prenominal) => malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional Attributes of adj amiss Familiarity of adj amiss amiss used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj amiss amiss Overview of adj amiss The adj amiss has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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 amiss The adv amiss has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 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. amiss -- (in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly") 3. imperfectly, amiss -- (in an imperfect or faulty way "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen)
amiss definition
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