awry

Meaning

Adv

1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
2. Perversely, improperly.

Adj

1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
2. (figuratively) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course

Synonyms

askew

crooked

amiss

wrong

aslant

oblique

crookedly

obliquely

skew-whiff

twisted

cockeyed

haywire

upset

wry

sidelong

askance

confused

😕

disarranged

disordered

disorganized

hugger-mugger

littered

lopsided

mazed

mixed-up

out of line

screwy

slanted

slanting

topsy-turvy

transverse

undone

unordered

unstuck

wonky

screw-loose

at an angle

warped

aslope

astray

muddled

bent

backwards

obstinately

asquint

out of shape

out of true

overwrought

poorly

punch-drunk

Translations

de travers

krumm

λοξός

de guingois

στραβός

schief

torto

torcido

perversa

di traverso

scheef

çarpık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: awry

In summary

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.