Associations to the word «awry»
Noun
- Hair
- Wig
- Goe
- Prank
- Bonnet
- Robbery
- Ard
- Waistcoat
- Gone
- Reunification
- Plan
- Hump
- Tai
- Experiment
- Spell
- Coward
- Collar
- Gown
- Stunt
- Ear
- Blouse
- Cap
- Tumbling
- Hat
- Current
- Go
- Face
- Shipment
- Apron
- Bent
- Scheme
- Table
- Crosby
- Attempt
- Trouser
- Pill
- Hue
- Clothes
- Thing
- Neck
- Nose
- Magician
- Shoe
- Limb
- Rescue
- Something
- Intention
- Mouth
- Regard
- Ribbon
- Escape
- Cia
- Haste
- Countenance
- Hare
- Shirt
- Tis
- Nightmare
- Mission
- Plot
Adjective
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
One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and
in fewer words than prose.