Analysis Complete

amiss

/ amiss /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
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"
adverb Sense 2
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"
Opposites:
perfectly
Pertains to:
imperfect
adverb Sense 3
away from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans"
"something went badly amiss in the preparations"
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
1
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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