Hyphenation of amiss

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amiss

Definitions of amiss:

1.
Not functioning properly
Something is amiss Has gone completely haywire Something is wrong with the engine
2.
Away from the correct or expected course
Something has gone awry in our plans Something went badly amiss in the preparations
3.
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
4.
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

Synonyms of amiss:

adj awry, haywire, wrong, malfunctioning, nonfunctional
adv awry
adv imperfectly

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