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awry

Awry refers to something that does not go the way it is supposed to go or is not the way it should be. (adjective, adverb)

A picture on a wall that is not hanging straight is an example of a picture that is awry.

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See awry in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See awry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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