awry

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton
  2. adjective not functioning properly
  3. adverb away from the correct or expected course

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

askew, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff

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