Associations to the word «Amiss»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
AMISS, adjective. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
AMISS, adverb. (archaic) Mistakenly
AMISS, adverb. (archaic) Astray
AMISS, adverb. (archaic) Wrongly.
AMISS, noun. (obsolete) Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.
Dictionary definition
AMISS, adverb. Away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations".
AMISS, adverb. 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".
AMISS, adverb. 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.
AMISS, adjective. Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine".
Wise words
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.