Associations to the word «Amiss»

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.

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".