agley

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agley

/əˈɡleɪ/
/əˈɡliː/

Rhymes with -eɪ, -iː

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Borrowed from Scots agley.

adverb more agley · most agley · aglee · agly · gley

Scotland Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly. X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!

adjective more agley · most agley · aglee · agly · gley

Scotland Wrong; askew. But though the bear in the picture was a disguised man he appeared so naturally calm, so benignly strong, that beside him Pete […] looked comparatively shifty and agley.

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@misc{agley_2026,
  title = {agley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}