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Antonyms for amiss
Grammar : Adj, adv |
Spell : uh-mis |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmɪs |
Definition of amiss
Origin :- mid-13c., amis "off the mark," also "out of order," literally "on the miss," from a "in, on" (see a- (1)) + missen "fail to hit" (see miss (v.)). To take (something) amiss originally (late 14c.) was "to miss the meaning of" (see mistake). Now it means "to misinterpret in a bad sense."
- adj wrong; defective
- adv wrongly; defectively
- "I had not thought that you had taken it so amiss," said he awkwardly.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Mrs. Menotti tried to detain him; she could not understand what was amiss.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- It may not be amiss to remark that I have never eaten a blackberry since.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- I thought it was not amiss to ask this liberty; the weather seemed to be set in fine.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- "If they were walking over you, it mightn't be amiss," reprimanded Judith.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- But it could not be amiss, he thought, to acquaint my two trustees, that I intended to assume it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- What is amiss with your hand, you clumsy rogue, that you should wear linen round it?'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- But in the kangaroo figure, the burden is slightly shifted and naught is amiss.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- She wipes her eyes and stammers, "No—that is—well—" "What's amiss?"
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- At last his jubilant spirit was conquered; he realized that something was amiss.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
Synonyms for amiss
- afield
- afoul
- awry
- bad
- badly
- confused
- crooked
- erring
- erringly
- erroneous
- erroneously
- fallacious
- false
- faultily
- faulty
- flawed
- foul
- glitched up
- haywire
- imperfect
- improper
- improperly
- inaccurate
- inappropriate
- inappropriately
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- mistaken
- mistakenly
- out of order
- out of turn
- sick
- unfair
- unfavorably
- unlawful
- unsuitable
- unsuitably
- untoward
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