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awry

/ˈɔ.ɹi/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Lacking the proper or intended position, alignment, or condition; being incorrect or askew.

    - "The picture was awry due to the frame being crooked."
    - "His smile was awry when he received the sad news."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɔ.ɹi/



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  2. /əˈɹaɪ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4905304"
Synonyms

wonky
Rhymes
Words rhyming with awry
cry , sky , tie , spy , lie
Variants
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awry
Etymology
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Old English ewrig, meaning 'askew, out of true, wrong, unrighteous'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'awry' comes from the Old English word 'ewrig', which means 'askew, out of true, wrong, unrighteous'.

  2. The term 'awry' is often used in nautical terms to describe a sail that is not set correctly.

Related Concepts
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  1. askew: Related term meaning 'out of alignment or position'.

  2. amiss: Related term meaning 'not correct or right; wrong'.

Quotes
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  1. In his 1942 story "Runaround," Isaac Asimov offered his now-famous Three Laws of Robotics: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; a robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; and a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Most of Asimov's stories deal with things going "awry" because these laws don't equip robots to tackle real-world situations.

    - Robert J. Sawyer,{it}Science{/it},16 Nov. 2007

  2. Beer is made up of a complex concoction of substances that stretch well beyond simply that of water and ethanol. There is ample opportunity, then, for things to go "awry" in the beer-making process.

    - David Filmore,{it}Today's Chemist at Work{/it},January 2002

  3. If you forget to sign your return, speckle it with correction fluid, or assemble the pages in the wrong order, the agent may take a much closer look to see if anything else is "awry".

    - Janine S. Pouliot,{it}Parenting{/it},April 1997

  4. I was proud of my schoolteacher father. If his suit was out of press, and his necktie knotted "awry", I was too new to the world to notice.

    - John Updike,{it}New Yorker{/it},10 Mar. 1997
Culture
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The term 'awry' is often used in various forms of literature and art to describe a sense of disorder or disarray. In music, the term 'awry' can be used to describe a musical phrase or passage that is intentionally played out of tune or off-beat.

How to Memorize "awry"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a picture or object that is not aligned properly or in its intended position. Visualize the word 'awry' as a description of this situation.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'awry' with the idea of something being out of place or misaligned.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'awry' as 'A Way to Remember Yawing' (as in the sound a person makes when they are out of sorts or uncomfortable).

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