adjective
                                                not functioning properly
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
 
                                                                                        
                                                adverb
                                                away from the correct or expected course
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - something has gone awry in our plans
- something went badly amiss in the preparations
 
                                                                                        
                                                adverb
                                                in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - if you think him guilty you judge amiss
- he spoke amiss
- no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
 
                                                                                        
                                                adverb
                                                in an imperfect or faulty way
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - The lobe was imperfectly developed
- Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen