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amiss

/əˈmɪs/ adjective

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adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about amiss at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Not functioning properly.
    something is amiss

adverb

  1. Away from the correct or expected course.
    something has gone awry in our plans
  2. In an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner.
    if you think him guilty you judge amiss
  3. In an imperfect or faulty way.
    The lobe was imperfectly developed

Origin

From a- + miss.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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