ajar 1
/euh jahr"/ , adj. , adv.
neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open: The door was ajar.
[ 1350-1400; ME on char on the turn; see A- 1 , CHAR 3 ]
ajar 2
/euh jahr"/ , adv. , adj.
in contradiction to; at variance with: a story ajar with the facts.
[ 1545-55; for at jar at discord; cf. JAR 3 (n.) ]