amiss

  • (r) away from the correct or expected course
    • something has gone awry in our plans
    • something went badly amiss in the preparations
    awry,
  • (s) not functioning properly
    • something is amiss
    • has gone completely haywire
    • something is wrong with the engine
    awry, haywire, wrong,
  • (r) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner
    • if you think him guilty you judge amiss
    • he spoke amiss
    • no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
  • (r) in an imperfect or faulty way
    • The lobe was imperfectly developed
    • "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
    imperfectly,

Synonyms

awry haywire wrong imperfectly

Antonyms

perfectly

Words of close approximity

Amish
Amia amir
amide amigo amine amino Amish amity