Hyphenation of awry

Are you trying to hyphenate awry? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

awry

Definitions of awry:

1.
Turned or twisted toward one side
A...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry- G.K.Chesterton His wig was
2.
As the British say
3.
Skew-whiff
4.
Not functioning properly
Something is amiss Has gone completely haywire Something is wrong with the engine
5.
Away from the correct or expected course
Something has gone awry in our plans Something went badly amiss in the preparations
6.
Turned or twisted to one side
Rugs lying askew With his necktie twisted awry

Synonyms of awry:

adj askew, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff, crooked
adj amiss, haywire, wrong, malfunctioning, nonfunctional
adv amiss
adv askew, skew-whiff

Last hyphenations of this language