Adjective
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not functioning properly
"something is amiss"
"has gone completely haywire"
"something is wrong with the engine"
Adverb
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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
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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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away from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans"
"something went badly amiss in the preparations"