amiss Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite not functioning properly
wrong; haywire; awry.
- something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
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adverb away from the correct or expected course
awry.
- something has gone awry in our plans
- something went badly amiss in the preparations
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adverb in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner
- if you think him guilty you judge amiss
- he spoke amiss
- no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
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adverb in an imperfect or faulty way
imperfectly.
- The lobe was imperfectly developed
- Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
WordNet
A*miss" adverb
Etymology
Pref.Definitions
Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? Shak.
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3.
A*miss" adjective
Definitions
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; Dryden.as, it may not be .amiss to ask adviceUsed only in the predicate. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. Wollaston.
A*miss" noun
Definitions
A fault, wrong, or mistake. Obs.Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. Shak.