Associations to the word «Awry»
Noun
- Hair
- Wig
- Goe
- Prank
- Bonnet
- Robbery
- Ard
- Waistcoat
- Gone
- Reunification
- Plan
- Hump
- Tai
- Experiment
- Spell
- Coward
- Collar
- Gown
- Stunt
- Ear
- Blouse
- Cap
- Tumbling
- Hat
- Current
- Go
- Face
- Shipment
- Apron
- Bent
- Scheme
- Table
- Crosby
- Attempt
- Trouser
- Pill
- Hue
- Clothes
- Thing
- Neck
- Nose
- Magician
- Shoe
- Limb
- Rescue
- Something
- Intention
- Mouth
- Regard
- Ribbon
- Escape
- Cia
- Haste
- Countenance
- Hare
- Shirt
- Tis
- Nightmare
- Mission
- Plot
Adjective
Wiktionary
AWRY, adverb. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
AWRY, adverb. Perversely, improperly.
AWRY, adjective. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
AWRY, adjective. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
Dictionary definition
AWRY, adverb. Away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations".
AWRY, adverb. Turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry".
AWRY, adjective. Turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff".
AWRY, adjective. Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.