AMISS

(adverb) in an imperfect or faulty way
"The lobe was imperfectly developed", "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"
synonyms : imperfectly
(adverb) 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"
(adverb) away from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans", "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
synonyms : awry
(adj.) not functioning properly
"something is amiss", "has gone completely haywire", "something is wrong with the engine"
synonyms : awry , haywire , wrong

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something seems to be amiss

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(Tag: Global) a+miss.. miss.. when you miss to do something..important... that is your fault.. as you have missed something..
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Mnemonics for amiss

(Tag: ) amiss : i thought she was a miss, but it was amiss as she was married :)
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(Tag: ) something is missing...so faulty, wrong..
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(Tag: ) A+miss : If u miss a catch your technique is wrong or faulty.
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(Tag: ) she told me that it is WRONG that I dint MISS her
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(Tag: English) a+miss -- a mistress is always "wrong" to keep!
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(Tag: ) AMISS<===> गलत (pr. \\galat \\ )[Adjective] Example:Every thing seems to be amiss -what to do?
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(Tag: ) A MIS(S)take is something wrong so 'amiss' means wrong
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