amiss
3
6.8
- adverb
- /əˈmɪs/
:
mal
- I think for a Meaning of life episode, we would be amiss if we did not have at least a poem or two.
- taken amiss
- come amiss
Examples
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A little bit of noise on this stage doesn't go amiss, sweethearts.
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Susie, I'd have to take it very much amiss... if you ever saw that boy again.
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"And some ale would not go amiss, would it?"
Fiction book (1998) -
Even spills would not be taken amiss.
Fiction book (1999) -
Nothing amiss here, either.
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Such a restraint wouldn't come amiss, Lili.
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Now listen boys and girls, a little bit of work won’t go amiss...
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After tonight's debacle, an efficient liaison officer wouldn't come amiss.
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I hope you will not take it amiss if I suggest a different approach to the problem.
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If I speak frankly, I worry that you might take my comments amiss and think I'm criticizing you.
Synonyms
65
2.7
In a way that is not correct or fair
49
3.4
In a way that is wrong or not suitable for the situation
39
6.8
Not happening as planned and causing trouble
12
6.7
In a mistaken way
1
8.0
In a wrong or wandering way that strays from what is expected
Antonyms
How Wrong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word amiss comes from the old prefix a- meaning 'on' and the simple verb miss meaning 'fail' or 'go wrong'. So if something goes amiss, it has 'gone wrong' or is not as it should be.