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awry [əˈraɪ] adv & adj (postpositive)
1. with a slant or twist to one side; askew 2. away from the appropriate or right course; amiss [C14 on wry; see a-2, wry] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
awry adverb & adjective 2. askew, to one side, off course, out of line, obliquely, unevenly, off-centre, cockeyed (informal), out of true, crookedly, skew-whiff (informal) He was concerned that his hair might go awry. adjective askew, twisted, crooked, to one side, uneven, off course, out of line, asymmetrical, off-centre, cockeyed (informal), misaligned, out of true, skew-whiff (informal) His dark hair was all awry. Translations awry [əˈraɪ] adj (= crooked) → de travers (= dishevelled) → désordonné His clothes were awry → Sa mise était désordonnée. adv to go awry [plan] → mal tourner How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They are all standing awry, so much awry that the chalets and cottages of the peasants seem to be tumbling down. Not of alcoholics nor for alcoholics do I write, but for our youths, for those who possess no more than the adventure-stings and the genial predispositions, the social man-impulses, which are twisted all awry by our barbarian civilisation which feeds them poison on all the corners. The raggedest nightcap, awry on the wretchedest head, had this crooked significance in it: "I know how hard it has grown for me, the wearer of this, to support life in myself; but do you know how easy it has grown for me, the wearer of this, to destroy life in you? |
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