awry

Meaning of awry

adjective

away from the usual or expected course; amiss.
I got the impression that something was awry
many youthful romances go awry

late Middle English: from a-² ‘on’ + wry.

Information about awry

It is an adjective.
Languages in which awry is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of awry

awry

It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
awry is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

awry synonyms

Meaning askew:

askew, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky

Meaning amiss:

amiss, haywire, wrong

Meaning directed or moving towards a higher place or position:

Translation of awry

German: schief
Italian: obliquo, storto, obliquamente
Spanish: torcido, torcida, oblicuamente
Portuguese: torto
French: obliquement

Anagrams of awry

wary, Wray, wray

Words that rhyme with awry

gewgawry, Lawry, inlawry, nonoutlawry, outlawry

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