a·wry

(ə-rī′)

adv.

1. Away from the correct course; amiss: The last minute changes caused our plans to go awry.

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

[Middle English : a-, on; see a-¹ + wrien, to turn, be crooked; see wry.]

a·wry′ adj.

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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]

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a•wry

(əˈraɪ)

adv., adj.

1. with a turn or twist to one side; askew.

2. away from the expected or proper direction; amiss; wrong: Our plans went awry.

[1325–75; Middle English on wry. See a-¹, wry]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

awry

adverb & adjective

1. wrong, amiss a plan that had gone awry

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

1. 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.

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awry

adverb

Not in the right way or on the proper course:

afield, amiss, astray, wrong.

adjective

Not in accordance with what is usual or expected:

amiss, astray, sour, wrong.

Translations

kierokieroonkierossasopimatonsopimattomasti

de guingoisde travers

di traverso per traverso

krzywo krzywyniewłaściwieniewłaściwy opacznie

искоса косо криво

awry

[əˈraɪ] ADV to be awry → estar de través, estar al sesgo, estar mal puesto
to go awry → salir mal, fracasar
with his hat on awry → con el sombrero torcido or ladeado

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awry

[əˈraɪ]

adj (= crooked) → de travers (= dishevelled) → désordonné
His clothes were awry → Sa mise était désordonnée.

adv
to go awry [plan] → mal tourner

awry

adj pred (= askew) → schief

adv the picture/hat is awry → das Bild hängt/der Hut sitzt schief; to go awry (plans etc) → schiefgehen

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awry

[əˈraɪ]

1. adv → di traverso

2. adj → storto/a
to go awry → andare a monte