English to English adjective satellite
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turned or twisted toward one side |  | Example: a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
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not functioning properly |  | Example: something is amiss has gone completely haywire something is wrong with the engine
source: wordnet30 adverb
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away from the correct or expected course |  | Example: something has gone awry in our plans something went badly amiss in the preparations
source: wordnet30
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turned or twisted to one side |  | Example: rugs lying askew with his necktie twisted awry
source: wordnet30
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Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry. |  | source: webster1913
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