Definition of amiss Amiss
/ʌmɪˈs/ - [umis] - a•miss
We found 14 definitions of amiss from 5 different sources.
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What does amiss mean?
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| amiss - not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" | ||
| awry, haywire, wrong | ||
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| amiss - 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" | ||
| amiss - in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen | ||
| imperfectly | ||
| perfectly in a perfect or faultless way; "She performed perfectly on the balance beam"; "spoke English perfectly"; "solved the problem perfectly" | ||
| amiss - away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" | ||
| awry | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- amiss (adv.)
Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. - amiss (a.)
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. - amiss (n.)
A fault, wrong, or mistake.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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amiss
a-mis′, adj. in error: wrong.—adv. in a faulty manner.—n. Amiss′ibility.—adjs. Amiss′ible; Amiss′ing, wanting, lost. [a, on, and Miss, failure.]
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