agley

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.4 Anagrams 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adverb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Scots agley.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈgleɪ/, /əˈgliː/
• Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː
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[edit] Adverb

agley (comparative more agley, superlative most agley)

1. (Scottish) Wrong in the sense of awry, askew, amiss, or distorted.

[edit] Usage notes

The word was popularised by Robert Burns in his poem of 1786: "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley". It is often quoted and occasionally used in modern English.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aegly
• Gayle

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

From a- + gley.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈgliː/, /əˈgləi/

[edit] Adverb

agley (comparative mair agley, superlative maist agley)

1. asquint; astray, off the straight