awry

a·wry  (-r)

adv.

1. In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew.

2. Away from the correct course; amiss. See Synonyms at amiss.

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a·wry adj.

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awry [a-rye]

Adverb, adj

1. with a twist to one side; askew: my neck was really awry after the journey

2. amiss or faulty: if a gear gets stuck, the whole system goes awry [Middle English on wry]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	awry - turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" askew, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsided crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	2.	awry - not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" amiss, haywire, wrong malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve"
Adv.	1.	awry - away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" amiss
	2.	awry - turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" askew, skew-whiff

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awry

adverb 1. askew, to one side, off course, out of line, obliquely, unevenly, off-centre, cockeyed (informal) out of true, crookedly, skew-whiff (informal)

adjective 2. askew, twisted, crooked, to one side, uneven, off course, out of line, asymmetrical, off-centre, cockeyed (informal) misaligned, out of true, skew-whiff (informal)

adverb 3.

adjective 4. wrong, amiss

Translations

awry [əˈraɪ] adv to be awry → estar descolocado or atravesado;

to go awry → salir mal, fracasar

awry [əˈraɪ] adv, adj → de travers;

to go awry → mal tourner

awry [əˈraɪ] adv to be awry (clothes) → schief sitzen;

to go awry → schiefgehen

awry [əˈraɪ] adv → di traverso

adj → storto/a;

to go awry → andare a monte