awry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Quotations 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From a (preposition) + wry.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /əˈɹai/, SAMPA: /@"rai/
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• Rhymes: -aɪ

[edit] Adverb

awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)

1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
2. Perversely, improperly.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)

1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.

   The frame was awry.

2. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.

   There is something awry with this story.

[edit] Usage notes

• As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate adjective.

[edit] Synonyms

• (misaligned): wonky (mostly UK)

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: arwy
• wary
• wray