Amiss

Word AMISS
Character 5
Hyphenation a miss
Pronunciations /əˈmɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Amiss"

What do we mean by amiss?

Out of proper order. adjective

Not in perfect shape; faulty. adjective

In an improper, defective, unfortunate, or mistaken way. adverb

Fault; wrong: as, “some great amiss,” noun

Away from the mark; out of the way; out of the proper course or order; in a faulty manner; wrongly; in a manner contrary to propriety, truth, law, or morality.

Improper; wrong; faulty: used only in the predicate: as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.

Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. adverb

To impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly. adverb

Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper. adjective

A fault, wrong, or mistake. noun

Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. adjective

Mistakenly adverb

Astray adverb

Wrongly. adverb

Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed. noun

Not functioning properly adjective

In an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner adverb

In an imperfect or faulty way adverb

Away from the correct or expected course adverb

Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.

Not quite right, amiss can imply that something is wrong, or is not going as planned. Urban Dictionary

Amiss is when something is not right or quit off in someway. Urban Dictionary

AMotion + aVision = aMission Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Amiss

The word "amiss" in example sentences

Brother Cadfael's gnarled, guileless-eyed self-sufficiency caused him discomfort without a word amiss or a glance out of place, as though his dignity were somehow under siege. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 (1977)

In connexion with this sense it may not be amiss to notice that the Hebrew word, either in the form Haçer, or in the slightly different form Haçor was not infrequently used in proper names. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

I knew, also, that weapons would not come in amiss, and I re ntered Wolf Larsen's state-room to get his rifle and shotgun. ❋ Unknown (1904)

I knew, also, that weapons would not come in amiss, and I re-entered Wolf Larsen’s state-room to get his rifle and shot-gun. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here I am again with Ryan’s sloppy 2nds, but the sure sign that something is, once again, amiss is they’re all coming out and there are multiple excuses for the surveillance. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The disputes panel eventually concluded yesterday evening that nothing had been amiss, which is why we're still where we were nine days ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Now guard thee, Lady Kriemhild,/my word amiss to take, ❋ George Henry Needler (1914)

There is one more point in fielding the catcher's position upon which a few words will not be amiss, that is, as to touching a runner coming home. ❋ John M. Ward (N/A)

In the midst of all these grievances he did not speak a word amiss; and we have no reason to think but that he also preserved a good temper of mind, so that, though there might be some stirrings and risings of corruption in his heart, yet grace got the upper hand and he took care that the root of bitterness might not spring up to trouble him, Heb. xii. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Any of us who determine that something is "amiss" with our most precious commodities, our children, understand what it means to take this journey of discovery, acceptance and advocacy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

_Can_ post _with_ post; -- which perhaps is not amiss, meaning that the news came as _thick_ as a ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

While everyone can agree that something is definitely "amiss" as Joe Theismann told the Chicago Sun Times even before Saturday's game, good luck trying to find anyone who agrees on how to fix the mess the Notre Dame football team finds itself in right now. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You call amiss to call it his, both his and yours it was. " ❋ Carl Holliday (N/A)

"What I have spoken is the language of that which is not called amiss ❋ John Greenleaf Whittier (1849)

While I was mining the internet for data regarding speculative fiction demographics, I ran across an interesting link that led me to this image: purported statistics on the comparative popularity of speculative fiction magazines, done up in a visual style that would not be amiss in a conceptual-shot of a galaxy core – or a game of Katamari Damacy: ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are many positive aspects to the Doctor being the one in the wrong universe ... and it is actually something that could be revealed in plausible fashion ... if it turns out that something is amiss in our universe that shouldn't be amiss. ❋ Rabid1st (2009)

As I handed him my paperwork, he noticed something amiss. ❋ Peter Zucker (2011)

"[Fawkes]: Is there something amiss? You still haven't [unlocked] [the door]". ❋ Kyle.biddle (2010)

"[are you okay]" "No, [something] seems amiss" ❋ Thatmaxican4783 (2018)

[I've been] [thru] aMotion, because I have aVision, I'm [going on] aMission ❋ Dochi1999 (2021)

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