AMISS

imperfectly, amiss

(adverb) 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

amiss

(adverb) 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”

awry, amiss

(adverb) away from the correct or expected course; “something has gone awry in our plans”; “something went badly amiss in the preparations”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

amiss (comparative more amiss, superlative most amiss)

Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.

Adverb

amiss (comparative more amiss, superlative most amiss)

Wrongly.

Mistakenly.

Astray.

Imperfectly.

Noun

amiss (plural amisses)

(obsolete) Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.

Anagrams

• Masis, Massi, Samis, Simas, Sisam, missa, saims, simas

Source: Wiktionary

A*miss", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + miss.]

Definition: Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. What error drives our eyes and ears amiss Shak. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3. To take (an act, thing) amiss, to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at' to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss.

A*miss", a.

Definition: Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.

Note: [Used only in the predicate.] Dryden. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. Wollaston.

A*miss", n.

Definition: A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs.] Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

AMISS

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