What is the meaning of the word "awry"?
Definitions:
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away from the correct or expected course
adverb
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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not functioning properly
adjective
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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not functioning properly
adjective
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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not functioning properly
adjective
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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not functioning properly
adjective
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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turned or twisted to one side
adverb
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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turned or twisted to one side
adverb
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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turned or twisted to one side
adverb
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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turned or twisted to one side
adverb
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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turned or twisted toward one side
adjective
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
- The last attempt to repair the watch went awry when the mechanism broke.
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turned or twisted toward one side
adjective
- The plans for the picnic went awry when it began to rain.
- The plans for the picnic went awry when it began to rain.
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turned or twisted toward one side
adjective
- She wore her hair in an awry bun.
- She wore her hair in an awry bun.
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turned or twisted toward one side
adjective
- Origin: Middle English, from a(n) (variant of on) + wry (as in wry); akin to Old English wrian to twist, Old Norse vritha to twist; perhaps from an unattested IndoEuropean base *wer twist, bend.
- Origin: Middle English, from a(n) (variant of on) + wry (as in wry); akin to Old English wrian to twist, Old Norse vritha to twist; perhaps from an unattested IndoEuropean base *wer twist, bend.