Awry Definition

ə-rī
adverb
Away from the correct course; amiss.
The last minute changes caused our plans to go awry.
American Heritage
With a twist to a side; not straight; askew.
Webster's New World
In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew.
American Heritage
Wrong; amiss.
Our plans went awry.
Webster's New World

Obliquely, crookedly; askew.

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adjective

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

The frame was awry.
Wiktionary

Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.

There is something awry with this story.
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Origin of Awry

  • Middle English a- on a–1 wrien to turn, be crooked wry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From a (preposition) + wry.

    From Wiktionary

Awry Sentence Examples

  • Sadly, even the best laid plans sometimes go awry.

  • It's time to take back control of your life when it's gone awry.

  • My mind was too awry to applaud or condemn his action.

  • This, however, is the point where much of biblical literary scholarship has often gone awry.

  • Something had gone awry, or so the twins found out a day or two later, although Vinnie swore everything went according to plan and they hadn't done anything wrong.

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Words Starting With

AAWAWR

Words Ending With

YRYWRY

Unscrambles

awry

Words Starting With A and Ending With Y

Starts With A & Ends With YStarts With AW & Ends With YStarts With A & Ends With RY

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With A4 Letter Words Ending With Y