AWRY


Meaning of AWRY in English

adverb (or adjective)

1.

deviating from a straight line or direction

the coverlet was pulled awry

Synonyms: askance, askant, askew, ||cam, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crookedly

Related Word: aside, aslant, obliquely, slantways

Contrasted words: even, straight, true; directly, undeviatingly

2.

Synonyms: amiss 2, afield, astray, badly, unfavorably, wrong

Related Word: erroneously, faultily, untruly; aside

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