awry
2
6.8
- adjective
- /əˈraɪ/
:
torcido
- The conference call went awry when the internet connection failed, leaving us unable to communicate.
- hair awry
- slightly awry
- go awry
Examples
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Suddenly, the image of my father in his baggy plaid trunks, his hair awry, came to me as clear as a snapshot.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then he flounders down the dark alley, knocking picture frames awry.
Fiction book (1995) -
The woman looked up at them and then noticed that her skirt was awry and shifted on the floor to pull it back down.
Fiction book (2001) -
His wig was slightly awry, but aside from that and a certain brightness,
Fiction book (1991) -
A tiny pair of spectacles perched awry on her nose.
Fiction book (1992) -
Stump looks crazed, a bathrobe falling open, his feet bare and wet, his hair awry from the rainstorm.
Fiction book (1994) -
Where's GRETYL?" Oliver shouted, hair awry, flinging up his hand, fingers splayed.
Fiction book (1993) -
The picture was hanging awry, tilted to the left instead of straight on the wall.
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Her hair was awry after the windy walk, with several strands sticking out in different directions.
Synonyms
19
4.3
Uneven because one side is lower, smaller, or heavier
13
6.0
Not straight or level and turned to one side
7
7.5
Not straight or level and a little strange
6
7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
1
7.6
Tilted to one side and not straight
1
6.8
Not placed at the expected position in memory, causing errors or slow access
Not straight or level but turned a little to one side
Tilted or not in the right position
Not placed in the middle, making it off-center
Antonyms
How Crooked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word awry comes from the old parts a- meaning 'on' and wry meaning 'twisted', the same idea you see in wring ('to twist'). So, if something is awry, it is turned or twisted out of the correct position.