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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
a·wry    Audio Help   [uh-rahy] Pronunciation Key
–adverb, adjective
1.with a turn or twist to one side; askew: to glance or look awry.
2.away from the expected or proper direction; amiss; wrong: Our plans went awry.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME on wry. See a-1, wry]
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  awry
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  amiss, askew, cockeyed, crooked, distorted, faulty, improper, oblique, off-center, perverse, slanting, snafu, uneven, wrong, wry, agee, askant, asquint, haywire
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  amiss
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Not in accordance with what is usual or expected.
Synonyms:  astray, sour, wrong
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  wrong
Part of Speech:  adverb
Definition:  Not in the right way or on the proper course.
Synonyms:  afield, amiss, astray
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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