"awry" meaning in English

See awry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈɹaɪ/ [UK, US], /əˈɹɑɪ/ [General-Australian], /ˈɔ.ɹi/ [nonstandard] Audio: en-us-awry.ogg [US], en-au-awry.ogg [Australia] Forms: more awry [comparative], most awry [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Middle English awry, awrie, equivalent to a- + wry. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wreyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|awry}} Middle English awry, {{m|enm|awrie}} awrie, {{pre|en|a|wry}} a- + wry Head templates: {{en-adj}} awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)
  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. Synonyms: wonky [UK] Translations (turned or twisted toward one side): крив (kriv) (Bulgarian), изкривен (izkriven) (Bulgarian), vino (Finnish), kiero (Finnish), de travers (French), de guingois (French), de traviole (French), torto (Galician), krumm (German), schief (German), krzywy (Polish), torto (Portuguese), криво́й (krivój) (Russian), искривлённый (iskrivljónnyj) (Russian), косо́й (kosój) (Russian), искажённый (iskažónnyj) (Russian), torcido (Spanish), sned (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-awry-en-adj-9WSqbRFR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 18 30 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 36 18 22 24 Disambiguation of 'turned or twisted toward one side': 97 3
  2. (figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course Tags: figuratively Translations (wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss): погрешен (pogrešen) (Bulgarian), неправилен (nepravilen) (Bulgarian), mal (Catalan), sopimaton (Finnish), inapproprié [masculine] (French), distorto (Italian), niewłaściwy (Polish), distorcido (Portuguese), непра́вильный (neprávilʹnyj) (Russian), неве́рный (nevérnyj) (Russian), искажённый (iskažónnyj) (Russian), превра́тный (prevrátnyj) (Russian), torcido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-awry-en-adj-Bcd2p6qI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 18 30 33 Disambiguation of 'wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: go awry

Adverb

IPA: /əˈɹaɪ/ [UK, US], /əˈɹɑɪ/ [General-Australian], /ˈɔ.ɹi/ [nonstandard] Audio: en-us-awry.ogg [US], en-au-awry.ogg [Australia] Forms: more awry [comparative], most awry [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Middle English awry, awrie, equivalent to a- + wry. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wreyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|awry}} Middle English awry, {{m|enm|awrie}} awrie, {{pre|en|a|wry}} a- + wry Head templates: {{en-adv}} awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)
  1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew. Translations (obliquely, crookedly; askew): накриво (nakrivo) (Bulgarian), косо (koso) (Bulgarian), vinossa (Finnish), vinoon (Finnish), kierossa (Finnish), kieroon (Finnish), de travers (French), de guingois (French), de traviole (French), schief (German), fehlerhaft (German), falsch (German), verkehrt (German), krumm (German), verzogen (German), überkreuz (German), letz (German), daneben (German), oblīquus (Latin), krzywo (Polish), ukośnie (Polish), na opak (Polish), torto (Portuguese), errado (Portuguese), atravessado (Portuguese), кри́во (krívo) (Russian), ко́со (kóso) (Russian), на́бок (nábok) (Russian), oblicuamente (Spanish), sned (Swedish), på sniskan (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-awry-en-adv-DgT7F92M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 18 30 33 Disambiguation of 'obliquely, crookedly; askew': 94 6
  2. Perversely, improperly. Translations (perversely, improperly): неправилно (nepravilno) (Bulgarian), криво (krivo) (Bulgarian), sopimattomasti (Finnish), verquer (German), niewłaściwie (Polish), opacznie (Polish), inadequadamente (Portuguese), непра́вильно (neprávilʹno) (Russian), неве́рно (nevérno) (Russian), превра́тно (prevrátno) (Russian), inadecuadamente (Spanish), galet (Swedish), på tok (Swedish), хи́бно (xýbno) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-awry-en-adv-szdHKwea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 18 30 33 Disambiguation of 'perversely, improperly': 10 90

Download JSON data for awry meaning in English (14.4kB)

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          "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "word": "sopimaton"
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          "word": "distorcido"
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          "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
          "word": "непра́вильный"
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          "word": "превра́тный"
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      "word": "vinossa"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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    },
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      "code": "fr",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "schief"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "fehlerhaft"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "falsch"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "verkehrt"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "verzogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "letz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "daneben"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "na opak"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "torto"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "errado"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "atravessado"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "obliquely, crookedly; askew",
      "word": "på sniskan"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "неправилно"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krivo",
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      "word": "криво"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "perversely, improperly",
      "word": "sopimattomasti"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "word": "verquer"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "perversely, improperly",
      "word": "opacznie"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "perversely, improperly",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "galet"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "perversely, improperly",
      "word": "på tok"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "xýbno",
      "sense": "perversely, improperly",
      "word": "хи́бно"
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}

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      "word": "изкривен"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "torto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "krumm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "schief"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "krzywy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "torto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krivój",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "криво́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskrivljónnyj",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "искривлённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kosój",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "косо́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskažónnyj",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "искажённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "torcido"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "turned or twisted toward one side",
      "word": "sned"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pogrešen",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "погрешен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepravilen",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "неправилен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "sopimaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inapproprié"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "distorto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "niewłaściwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "distorcido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neprávilʹnyj",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "непра́вильный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevérnyj",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "неве́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskažónnyj",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "искажённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevrátnyj",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "превра́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss",
      "word": "torcido"
    }
  ],
  "word": "awry"
}

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