adjective
                                                turned or twisted toward one side
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
- his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
 
                                                                                        
                                                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
                                                turned or twisted to one side
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - rugs lying askew
- with his necktie twisted awry