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awry

adverb or adjective (no change in form)

«awry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Awry means crooked, not straight or not in its right place: a hat set awry. tree →
«Go awry» means go wrong and not turn out as planned. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a hairstyle or a plan is not neat, or a plan fails.

Examples

Any one but Cinderella would have dressed their heads awry, but she dressed them well. tree →
Our picnic went awry when it rained. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; a plan that goes awry gives a wrong answer, but the word does not change the numbers.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «awry» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«awry» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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