Associations to the word «Awry»

Wiktionary

AWRY, adverb. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
AWRY, adverb. Perversely, improperly.
AWRY, adjective. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
AWRY, adjective. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.

Dictionary definition

AWRY, adverb. Away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations".
AWRY, adverb. Turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry".
AWRY, adjective. Turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff".
AWRY, adjective. Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King