awry
Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /əˈɹaɪ/
  • (nonstandard) IPA: /ˈɔ.ɹi/
Adverb

awry

  1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  2. Perversely, improperly.
Translations Translations
  • Russian: непра́вильно
  • Spanish: inadecuadamente
Adjective

awry

  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
    The frame was awry.
  2. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
    There is something awry with this story.
Synonyms
  • (misaligned) wonky (mostly UK)
Translations Translations
  • Russian: непра́вильный
  • Spanish: torcido



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