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English adjective: amiss | |||
| 1. | amiss not functioning properly | ||
| Samples | Something is amiss. Has gone completely haywire. Something is wrong with the engine. | ||
| Synonyms | awry, haywire, wrong | ||
| Similar | malfunctioning, nonfunctional | ||
| Antonyms | functioning | ||
English adverb: amiss | |||
| 1. | amiss away from the correct or expected course | ||
| Samples | Something has gone awry in our plans. Something went badly amiss in the preparations. | ||
| Synonyms | awry | ||
| 2. | amiss in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner | ||
| Samples | If you think him guilty you judge amiss. He spoke amiss. No one took it amiss when she spoke frankly. | ||
| 3. | amiss in an imperfect or faulty way | ||
| Samples | The lobe was imperfectly developed. Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more. | ||
| Synonyms | imperfectly | ||
| Antonyms | perfectly | ||
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