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   awry

   /əˈrʌɪ/

   adjective

   • 1. away from the usual or expected course; amiss: "I got the impression that something was awry" Similar amisswrongnot rightinformal:up
   • ▪ out of the normal or correct position; askew: "he was hatless, his silver hair awry" Similar askewcrookedlopsidedunevenasymmetricalto one sideoff-centreskewedskewmisalignedagleysquintthrawninformal:cock-eyedskew-whiffwonkysquiffyOpposite straightsymmetrical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from a-2 ‘on’ + wry.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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