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21amiss — adjective not quite as it should be; wrong. adverb dated wrongly or inappropriately. Phrases take something amiss be offended through misinterpreting something said. not go (or come) amiss Brit. be welcome and useful. Origin ME: prob. from ON á… …
22amiss — adjective an inspection revealed nothing amiss take something amiss Syn: wrong, awry, faulty, out of order, defective, flawed, unsatisfactory, incorrect, not right; inappropriate, improper Ant: right, in order …
23amiss — a•miss [[t]əˈmɪs[/t]] adv. 1) out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; wrongly: to speak amiss[/ex] 2) improper; wrong; faulty • take amiss Etymology: 1200–50; ME amis= a I+mis wrong. See miss I …
24amiss — [əˈmɪs] adj if something is amiss, it is not as it should be …
25To take an act thing amiss — Amiss A*miss , adv. [Pref. a + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. [1913 Webster] What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? Shak. [1913 Webster] Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3. [1913 Webster] {To take… …
26Amiss — This interesting and long established surname is of medieval English origin, and derives from the Old French given name (or nickname) Amis , the oblique case of Ami , Friend, ultimately from the Latin amicus , a derivative of amare , to love. The …
27amiss — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abroad, adrift, afield, all abroad, all off, all wrong, askew, astray, at fault, awry, bad, badly, below the mark, beside the mark, beside the point, blamable, blameful, bootlessly, bum, censurable, cockeyed …
28amiss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. wrong, ill; badly, improperly. See evil. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. erring, improper, astray, awry; see wrong 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. wrong, improper, awry, incorrect, mistaken, out… …
29amiss — adj. == wrong. RG. 451 …
30amiss — a·miss || É™ mɪs adv. mistaken, incorrect, wrong adj. wrong, incorrect; erroneous; mistaken; erring; unjust; inappropriate, improper …
