Associations to the word «Amiss»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
AMISS, adjective. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
AMISS, adverb. (archaic) Mistakenly
AMISS, adverb. (archaic) Astray
AMISS, adverb. (archaic) Wrongly.
AMISS, noun. (obsolete) Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.
Dictionary definition
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".
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.
AMISS, adjective. Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.