Meaning

3 senses

  1. (not comparable)Astray.

  2. (not comparable)Imperfectly.

  3. (archaic, not comparable)Wrongly; mistakenly

More definitions
  • in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner
  • in an imperfect or faulty way
  • away from the correct or expected course

Examples

26 sentences

  1. Tom thought that something was amiss.

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  2. Tom thought something was amiss.

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  3. Is there something amiss with her?

    Із нею щось не так?

    ruС ней что-то не так?

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  4. I felt that something was amiss.

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  5. Janos realized that something was amiss.

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Origin

From a- + miss.

From a- + miss.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • in an imperfect or faulty way:imperfectly
  • away from the correct or expected course:awry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
amidstamineaminoamityammoammoniaB2
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