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awry::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | askew, skew-whiff |
with his necktie twisted awry.
awry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | askew, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky |
a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry.
Examples of awry
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When Defence and DMO Australianize defence platforms is when they go badly awry.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Samantha's best friend Megan senses something awry, but her worries go unheeded.
From the usatoday.com
In breast cancer, that chain of command goes awry and cells grow out of control.
From the sciencedaily.com
Land reform is another high-minded black-empowerment project that has gone awry.
From the economist.com
When you have the mid-term blues, even the sure things tend to go slightly awry.
From the economist.com
These and other examples of microbiomes going awry raise an intriguing question.
From the economist.com
This winter, however, the station's crew will be on hand if something goes awry.
From the sciencedaily.com
Zheng is also determining how frequently the PML gene goes awry in human tumors.
From the sciencedaily.com
If the relationship goes awry, one party may seek to exact revenge on the other.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Askew: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
- Away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
- Amiss(p): not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
- Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss; Obliquely, crookedly; askew; Perversely, improperly
- In a turned or twisted position or direction; off the correct or expected course.
