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Amiss

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Definitions for Amiss

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

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