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awry definition

awry (ə rī′)

adverb, adjective

  1. with a twist to a side; not straight; askew
  2. wrong; amiss our plans went awry

Etymology: ME a wrie: see a- & wry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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