"agley" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈɡleɪ/, /əˈɡliː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agley.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more agley [comparative], most agley [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː Etymology: From Scots agley. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|agley}} Scots agley Head templates: {{en-adj}} agley (comparative more agley, superlative most agley)
  1. (Scotland) Wrong; askew. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-agley-en-adj-Pik6Knsl Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aglee, agly, gley

Adverb [English]

IPA: /əˈɡleɪ/, /əˈɡliː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agley.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more agley [comparative], most agley [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː Etymology: From Scots agley. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|agley}} Scots agley Head templates: {{en-adv}} agley (comparative more agley, superlative most agley)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly. Tags: Scotland Related terms: the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
    Sense id: en-agley-en-adv--G~wADWs Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aglee, agly, gley

Adverb [Scots]

Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} agley (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} agley (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of aglee Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: aglee
    Sense id: en-agley-sco-adv--cfKuFcI Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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