Amiss - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈmɪs|
Brit.
|əˈmɪs|
adverb
- away from the correct or expected course (syn: awry)
something went badly amiss in the preparations
- in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate mannerif you think him guilty you judge amiss
he spoke amiss
no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
- in an imperfect or faulty way (syn: imperfectly)he spoke amiss
no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more
adjective
Extra examples
...I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss....
Some of his assumptions are amiss.
The doctor's examination showed that nothing was amiss.
There is something amiss with him.
Nothing comes amiss to him.
Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss.
There's something amiss in their relationship.
What's amiss?
Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more
A cup of tea wouldn't go amiss.
Don't take it amiss - I was just teasing.
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