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awry

Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪ/

The English word “awry” has 4 meanings listed here.

adverb

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

adjective

  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
  2. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course

Etymology

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

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