awry
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awry
- /əˈɹaɪ/ UK, US
- /əˈɹɑɪ/ Australia
- /ˈɔː.ɹi/
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.
adverb more awry · most awry
- Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- Perversely, improperly.
adjective more awry · most awry
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Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
The frame was awry.
Similar: wonky
- Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course There is something awry with this story.
Translations
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adv obliquely, crookedly; askew
| Português | torto, errado, atravessado |
|---|---|
| Français | de travers, de guingois, de traviole |
| Deutsch | schief, fehlerhaft, falsch, verkehrt, krumm, verzogen |
| Русский | кри́во krívo, ко́со kóso, на́бок nábok |
adv perversely, improperly
| Português | inadequadamente |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verquer |
| Русский | непра́вильно neprávilʹno, неве́рно nevérno, превра́тно prevrátno |
adj turned or twisted toward one side
| Português | torto |
|---|---|
| Français | de travers, de guingois, de traviole |
| Deutsch | krumm, schief |
| Русский | криво́й krivój, искривлённый iskrivljónnyj, косо́й kosój, искажённый iskažónnyj |
adj wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss
| Português | distorcido |
|---|---|
| Français | inapproprié |
| Italiano | distorto |
| Русский | непра́вильный neprávilʹnyj, неве́рный nevérnyj, искажённый iskažónnyj, превра́тный prevrátnyj |
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