amiss
Adverb
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Away from the correct or expected course (synset 400273429)
"something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"synonym: awry
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In an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner (synset 400010738)
"if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
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In an imperfect or faulty way (synset 400010509)
"The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"synonym: imperfectly
Adjective
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Not functioning properly (synset 301096064)
"something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"similar: malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function
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