Amiss - Definition
amiss
adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has
gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in
the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss]
2: 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"
3: 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 [syn: imperfectly, amiss]
[ant: perfectly]
adj 1: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
[syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]