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AWRY
(adverb) away from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans", "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
synonyms : amiss(adverb) turned or twisted to one side
"rugs lying askew", "with his necktie twisted awry"
synonyms : askew , skew-whiffHe was found sprawled on the sofa with a torn shirt and his necktie twisted awry. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) not functioning properly
"something is amiss", "has gone completely haywire", "something is wrong with the engine"
synonyms : amiss , haywire , wrongsomething seems to be amiss(adj.) turned or twisted toward one side
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry", "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
synonyms : askew , cockeyed , lopsided , skew-whiff , wonkyAs she rushed to catch the train, her awry hat flew off her head. -added by naila_inlas
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Mnemonics for awry
(Tag: ) this mnemonic is in hindi....awry sounds like a cutting tool in hindi "aarii"which is bent and somewhat distorted in shape
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(Tag: TELUGU) AWRY sounds like AREY! in telugu . When do we call someone angrily AREY! .. When he doing something crooked, distorted .. !
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(Tag: ) we make a hole on the wal(awl) with an awl which is awry
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(Tag: ) A(not)-WRY(worry).If v are not worried about a particular thing,then we are away from that particular matter.
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(Tag: Engineers) Remember Mechanical labs ? we were supposed to cut weld metal. dunno abt ure class but coz of the awry(aari aari aari harippa) my whole class went completely wrong during cutting of metal
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