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amiss s. [
awry, haywire, wrong] not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
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amiss r. [
awry] away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
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amiss r. 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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amiss r. [
imperfectly] in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
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