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Added 9 October 2026

awry

/əˈɹaɪ/ adverb

In Latin: oblīquus Wiktionary

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Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Perversely, improperly.

adjective

Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
The frame was awry.
Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course
There is something awry with this story.

Origin

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

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