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