Adjective
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not functioning properly
"something is amiss"
"has gone completely haywire"
"something is wrong with the engine"
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turned or twisted toward one side
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
- skew whiff
Adverb
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turned or twisted to one side
"rugs lying askew"
"with his necktie twisted awry"
- skew whiff -
away from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans"
"something went badly amiss in the preparations"