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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
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