awry

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a·wry / əˈrī/ • adv. & adj. away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss: [as adv.] many youthful romances go awry | [as adj.] I got the impression that something was awry. ∎  out of the normal or correct position; askew: [as adj.] he was hatless, his silver hair awry.

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awry

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awry XIV. ME. on wry, awri(e), i.e. ON, A-1 + WRY.

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