US /əˈɹɑɪ/ UK /əˈɹaɪ/
adv Freq #26408

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    away from the correct or expected course

    Something has gone awry in our plans.

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Synonyms
1 adv · away from the correct or... amiss
Word family
Derived forms awryness

Etymology

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

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