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amiss definition

amiss (ə mis′)

adverb

in a wrong way; astray, wrongly, faultily, improperly, etc.

Etymology: ME amis, on-mis: see a- & miss

adjective

wrong, faulty, improper, etc.: used only in the predicate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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