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Meaning of awry

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

awry

Pronunciation:/ˈɔ.ɹi//əˈɹaɪ//əˈɹaɪ/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.

    Example: The frame was awry.

  2. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.

    Example: There is something awry with this story.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.

  2. Perversely, improperly.