Amiss
[ə'mɪs]
Definition
(adj.) not functioning properly; 'something is amiss'; 'has gone completely haywire'; 'something is wrong with the engine' .
(adv.) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; 'if you think him guilty you judge amiss'; 'he spoke amiss'; 'no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly'.
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Definition
(adv.) Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
(a.) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
(n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Wrong, wrongly, improperly, faultily, erroneously.
a. Wrong, improper, faulty, erroneous.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Wrong, untrue, wide, bad, false, defective, short, inappropriate, inopportune,injudicious, untimely, abortive
ANT:Right, true, good, complete, effective, successful, satisfactory, consummate,expedient, appropriate, opportune
Checker: Merle
Definition
adj. in error: wrong.—adv. in a faulty manner.—n. Amiss′ibility.—adjs. Amiss′ible; Amiss′ing wanting lost.
Typist: Vance
Examples
- If he's done anything amiss, he shall confess, beg pardon, and be punished. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- When they got into the hall, Jo asked Laurie if she had said something amiss. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But here it may not be amiss to remark a very curious phaenomenon, which the present subject suggests to us. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- There is something amiss here, cried one. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Have you noticed anything amiss with them of late? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Unless one is cognizant of the energies which are already in operation, one's attempts at direction will almost surely go amiss. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You have not mentioned to any of the three gentlemen whom you attend that anything is amiss? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, wot's amiss here? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I hope this history of my conduct towards her will be admitted by you and my father as great extenuation of what you saw amiss. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I hope there is nothing amiss with the sister of my old pupil? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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