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English to English adjective
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Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. |  | source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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not functioning properly | | Example: something is amiss
has gone completely haywire
something is wrong with the engine
source: wordnet30
adverb
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away from the correct or expected course | | Example: something has gone awry in our plans
something went badly amiss in the preparations
source: wordnet30
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in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner | | Example: if you think him guilty you judge amiss
he spoke amiss
no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
source: wordnet30
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in an imperfect or faulty way | | Example: The lobe was imperfectly developed
Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more
source: wordnet30
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Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. | | source: webster1913
noun
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A fault, wrong, or mistake. | | source: webster1913
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