awryadv.adj.v.

Brit.

/əˈrʌɪ/, U.S.

/əˈraɪ/

Forms: Middle English on wry, Middle English on wrye, Middle English–1500s a wrye, awrye, Middle English–1600s a wry, 1500s a wrie, awri, 1500s–1600s awrie, Middle English– awry.

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + wry n.; compare aright, awrong.

A. adv.

a. Away from the straight (position or direction); to one side, obliquely; unevenly, crookedly, askew.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adverb] > crookedly

ahoo?a1200

crookedlyc1374

awry1487

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew

acrooka1387

wrongc1440

overthwartlya1470

adoylea1475

awry1487

crooked1545

across1559

askew1565

cam1579

alurk1581

skew-whiff1754

a-twist1755

agley1786

skeow-ways1869

off-kilter1929

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 705 As thair bemys strekit air Owthir all evin, or on wry.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xiv. 50 The stones of the walles appyeren alle awry sette.

1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. D^v The case standing as it dooth I cannot but draw my mouth awrie.

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe ii. i. sig. B3^v They say Charing-crosse is falne downe..but thats no such wonder, twas old, and stood awry.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis xi. 115 Lest..some crum (as we use to say) should go awry.

1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke ii, in Misc. Poems 364 Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry, E'er felt such Rage.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. ii. 37 I held my spoon awry, and soiled my clothes.

b. to look awry: to look askance v. or asquint adv. and adj. (Cf. the senses under these words.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look sideways

schule?c1225

to look asidec1230

bagge1369

gogglec1380

to look awryc1400

slizec1400

leer1530

to look askew1538

skew1570

gloat1576

to glance one's eye, look1590

squean1608

squinny1608

squint1610

sken1611

sleer1680

glime1684

skime1691

side-glance1799

c1400 Rom. Rose 291 Envy..ne looked but awrie.

1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 5 I passing bi him..he hath lookd awri an other wai.

1609 S. Rowlands Whole Crew Kind Gossips 6 When he speakes..I'll hold my peace, and (frowning) looke awry.

1709 H. Chandler Effort against Biggotry (ed. 2) 28 When a Church-man therefore shall in scornful Pride look awry upon..a Dissenter.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xi. 229 Some of our party began to squint and look awry.

a. figurative. Out of the right course or place; in a wrong manner; improperly, erroneously, amiss.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adverb] > in a wrong way, amiss

on missc1225

overthwarta1382

a-crookc1500

awrya1513

wide?1529

astray1535

across1559

bias1600

outa1641

beside the bridge1652

on the wrong side of the post1728

abroad1806

off1843

way off1882

off beam1941

up the boohai?1946

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. Prol. f. ii To me it semyth so ferre sette a wrye. In tyme of yeres.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 310 Much of the Soul they talk, but all awrie .

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iii. 108 Those who think Awry, will scarce act straightly.

b. esp. in to go awry, run awry, step awry, tread awry, walk awry: (of persons) to fall into error, do wrong; (of things) to turn out badly or untowardly, ‘go wrong’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > go wrong

mistimeOE

to come evil to pass1481

tread awry1524

mischance1552

to go wrong1592

pall1604

to go haywire1929

snafu1943

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > be mistaken, err [verb (intransitive)] > turn out badly, go wrong

run awry1524

to go a shaughraun1830

snafu1943

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > act wrongly or immorally [verb (intransitive)] > err or go wrong or astray

misfareeOE

wanderc897

dwelec900

miswendOE

misfereOE

misnimc1225

failc1290

to go willa1300

misgoc1300

misstepc1300

errc1315

strayc1325

folly1357

wryc1369

crookc1380

miscarryc1390

ravec1390

astray1393

forloinc1400

delire?a1475

to go wrong?1507

to tread the shoe awrya1542

swerve1576

prevaricate1582

tread awrya1625

1524 T. More Let. 29 Nov. in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 152 To wryng and wreste the maters in to bettre trayne, if they walke a wrye.

1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome iv. f. 56^v The very Spouse and Church of Christ, that cannot runne awry.

a1625 Boys in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xv. 2 Aristides was so just..that he would not tread awry.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. viii. 117 If a tradesman but once ventures to step awry.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. xi. 164 Far worse, the marriage itself went awry.

c. to tread the shoe awry: to fall from virtue, break the law of chastity. Cf. French faux pas.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > act wrongly or immorally [verb (intransitive)] > err or go wrong or astray

misfareeOE

wanderc897

dwelec900

miswendOE

misfereOE

misnimc1225

failc1290

to go willa1300

misgoc1300

misstepc1300

errc1315

strayc1325

folly1357

wryc1369

crookc1380

miscarryc1390

ravec1390

astray1393

forloinc1400

delire?a1475

to go wrong?1507

to tread the shoe awrya1542

swerve1576

prevaricate1582

tread awrya1625

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) clxxxi. 2 Farewell all my wellfare, My shue is trode awry.

1599 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. King Edward IV sig. R4^v King Edwards children not legitimate..Their mother hapt to tread the shoe awry.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Staff. 41 He would not stick to tell where he trod his holy Sandals awry.

B. adj. (usually predicative, rarely attributive. Cf. wry n.)

1. Out of the right course or position; displaced, disordered, disarranged; crooked, distorted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > having wrong direction

awkc1440

awkwarda1522

awrya1657

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > crooked

wough862

crumba1100

wrongc1175

crooked?c1225

crochedc1300

forcrookedc1305

miscrookeda1398

crumpleda1400

kirkeda1425

camshoch1513

crooken1589

awry1728

thraward1814

ajee1816

ahoo1828

crinkly-crankly1850

unstraight1860

cockeye1891

cockeyed1899

crookedy1907

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 178 The journey will prove enormiously awry.

1728 E. Young Love of Fame vi, in Wks. (1757) I. 149 What pity 'tis her shoulder is awry!

1842 R. H. Barham Aunt Fanny in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 148 His features, and phiz awry Show'd so much misery.

1883 Daily News 9 Nov. 2/1 Blinds..very different from the awry, dingy, imitation Venetians of his neighbour.

2. figurative. Turned from the right course, wide of the mark, perverted, wrong. awry from: opposed to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > amiss, out of order

amissc1325

out of harrea1327

wronga1425

wide1545

misplaced1563

awrya1586

ajar1807

off the rails1848

agley1882

blooey1920

off-centre1930

off base1940

snafued1944

off target1954

off beam1958

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 12 With dearth of words, and aunswers quite awry.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 25 Nothing more awry from the Law of God..then that a Woman should give Laws to Men.

1872 R. Browning Fifine 1 If so succeed hand-practice on awry Preposterous art-mistake.

C. v.

To turn awry or aside.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > diverge from course > specifically of things

wryc1374

awry1604

run1846

tangent1920

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. at Swarue Goe awry erre.

a1652 R. Brome Mad Couple Well Match'd iii. i. sig. E4, in Five New Playes (1653) High heeld shooes, that will awry sometimes with any Women.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	awry
释义	awryadv.adj.v. Brit. /əˈrʌɪ/, U.S. /əˈraɪ/ Forms: Middle English on wry, Middle English on wrye, Middle English–1500s a wrye, awrye, Middle English–1600s a wry, 1500s a wrie, awri, 1500s–1600s awrie, Middle English– awry. Etymology: < a prep.¹ + wry n.; compare aright, awrong. A. adv. 1. a. Away from the straight (position or direction); to one side, obliquely; unevenly, crookedly, askew. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adverb] > crookedly ahoo?a1200 crookedlyc1374 awry1487 the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew acrooka1387 wrongc1440 overthwartlya1470 adoylea1475 awry1487 crooked1545 across1559 askew1565 cam1579 alurk1581 skew-whiff1754 a-twist1755 agley1786 skeow-ways1869 off-kilter1929 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 705 As thair bemys strekit air Owthir all evin, or on wry. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xiv. 50 The stones of the walles appyeren alle awry sette. 1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. D^v The case standing as it dooth I cannot but draw my mouth awrie. 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe ii. i. sig. B3^v They say Charing-crosse is falne downe..but thats no such wonder, twas old, and stood awry. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis xi. 115 Lest..some crum (as we use to say) should go awry. 1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke ii, in Misc. Poems 364 Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry, E'er felt such Rage. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. ii. 37 I held my spoon awry, and soiled my clothes. b. to look awry: to look askance v. or asquint adv. and adj. (Cf. the senses under these words.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look sideways schule?c1225 to look asidec1230 bagge1369 gogglec1380 to look awryc1400 slizec1400 leer1530 to look askew1538 skew1570 gloat1576 to glance one's eye, look1590 squean1608 squinny1608 squint1610 sken1611 sleer1680 glime1684 skime1691 side-glance1799 c1400 Rom. Rose 291 Envy..ne looked but awrie. 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 5 I passing bi him..he hath lookd awri an other wai. 1609 S. Rowlands Whole Crew Kind Gossips 6 When he speakes..I'll hold my peace, and (frowning) looke awry. 1709 H. Chandler Effort against Biggotry (ed. 2) 28 When a Church-man therefore shall in scornful Pride look awry upon..a Dissenter. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xi. 229 Some of our party began to squint and look awry. 2. a. figurative. Out of the right course or place; in a wrong manner; improperly, erroneously, amiss. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adverb] > in a wrong way, amiss on missc1225 overthwarta1382 a-crookc1500 awrya1513 wide?1529 astray1535 across1559 bias1600 outa1641 beside the bridge1652 on the wrong side of the post1728 abroad1806 off1843 way off1882 off beam1941 up the boohai?1946 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. Prol. f. ii To me it semyth so ferre sette a wrye. In tyme of yeres. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 310 Much of the Soul they talk, but all awrie . View more context for this quotation 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iii. 108 Those who think Awry, will scarce act straightly. b. esp. in to go awry, run awry, step awry, tread awry, walk awry: (of persons) to fall into error, do wrong; (of things) to turn out badly or untowardly, ‘go wrong’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > go wrong mistimeOE to come evil to pass1481 tread awry1524 mischance1552 to go wrong1592 pall1604 to go haywire1929 snafu1943 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > be mistaken, err [verb (intransitive)] > turn out badly, go wrong run awry1524 to go a shaughraun1830 snafu1943 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > act wrongly or immorally [verb (intransitive)] > err or go wrong or astray misfareeOE wanderc897 dwelec900 miswendOE misfereOE misnimc1225 failc1290 to go willa1300 misgoc1300 misstepc1300 errc1315 strayc1325 folly1357 wryc1369 crookc1380 miscarryc1390 ravec1390 astray1393 forloinc1400 delire?a1475 to go wrong?1507 to tread the shoe awrya1542 swerve1576 prevaricate1582 tread awrya1625 1524 T. More Let. 29 Nov. in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 152 To wryng and wreste the maters in to bettre trayne, if they walke a wrye. 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome iv. f. 56^v The very Spouse and Church of Christ, that cannot runne awry. a1625 Boys in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xv. 2 Aristides was so just..that he would not tread awry. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. viii. 117 If a tradesman but once ventures to step awry. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. xi. 164 Far worse, the marriage itself went awry. c. to tread the shoe awry: to fall from virtue, break the law of chastity. Cf. French faux pas. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > act wrongly or immorally [verb (intransitive)] > err or go wrong or astray misfareeOE wanderc897 dwelec900 miswendOE misfereOE misnimc1225 failc1290 to go willa1300 misgoc1300 misstepc1300 errc1315 strayc1325 folly1357 wryc1369 crookc1380 miscarryc1390 ravec1390 astray1393 forloinc1400 delire?a1475 to go wrong?1507 to tread the shoe awrya1542 swerve1576 prevaricate1582 tread awrya1625 a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) clxxxi. 2 Farewell all my wellfare, My shue is trode awry. 1599 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. King Edward IV sig. R4^v King Edwards children not legitimate..Their mother hapt to tread the shoe awry. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Staff. 41 He would not stick to tell where he trod his holy Sandals awry. B. adj. (usually predicative, rarely attributive. Cf. wry n.) 1. Out of the right course or position; displaced, disordered, disarranged; crooked, distorted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > having wrong direction awkc1440 awkwarda1522 awrya1657 the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > crooked wough862 crumba1100 wrongc1175 crooked?c1225 crochedc1300 forcrookedc1305 miscrookeda1398 crumpleda1400 kirkeda1425 camshoch1513 crooken1589 awry1728 thraward1814 ajee1816 ahoo1828 crinkly-crankly1850 unstraight1860 cockeye1891 cockeyed1899 crookedy1907 a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 178 The journey will prove enormiously awry. 1728 E. Young Love of Fame vi, in Wks. (1757) I. 149 What pity 'tis her shoulder is awry! 1842 R. H. Barham Aunt Fanny in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 148 His features, and phiz awry Show'd so much misery. 1883 Daily News 9 Nov. 2/1 Blinds..very different from the awry, dingy, imitation Venetians of his neighbour. 2. figurative. Turned from the right course, wide of the mark, perverted, wrong. awry from: opposed to. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > amiss, out of order amissc1325 out of harrea1327 wronga1425 wide1545 misplaced1563 awrya1586 ajar1807 off the rails1848 agley1882 blooey1920 off-centre1930 off base1940 snafued1944 off target1954 off beam1958 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 12 With dearth of words, and aunswers quite awry. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 25 Nothing more awry from the Law of God..then that a Woman should give Laws to Men. 1872 R. Browning Fifine 1 If so succeed hand-practice on awry Preposterous art-mistake. C. v. To turn awry or aside. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > diverge from course > specifically of things wryc1374 awry1604 run1846 tangent1920 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. at Swarue Goe awry erre. a1652 R. Brome Mad Couple Well Match'd iii. i. sig. E4, in Five New Playes (1653) High heeld shooes, that will awry sometimes with any Women. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.v.c1400
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