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improper; wrong
amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)(adverb)not functioning properly
"something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
awry, amiss(adverb)away from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
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"
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
having a faultthat engine noise indicates that something is clearly amiss
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situationofficial recognition would not be amiss after that spectacular effort
in a mistaken or inappropriate wayI hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss
off the desired or intended path or coursethe reenactment of the Wright Brothers' first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle
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