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US
/əˈmɪs/
]
[ UK /ɐmˈɪs/ ]
[ UK /ɐmˈɪs/ ]
ADVERB
-
away from the correct or expected course
something went badly amiss in the preparations
something has gone awry in our plans -
in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner
no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly
if you think him guilty you judge amiss
he spoke amiss -
in an imperfect or faulty way
The lobe was imperfectly developed
Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more
ADJECTIVE
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not functioning properly
something is wrong with the engine
something is amiss
has gone completely haywire
How To Use amiss In A Sentence
- something went badly amiss in the preparations
- According to Damascene (De Fide Orth. iii, 24), "to pray is to ask becoming things of God"; wherefore it is useless to pray for what is inexpedient, according to James 4: 3, "You ask, and receive not: because you ask amiss. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
- Some English roses from the FA would not have gone amiss. Times, Sunday Times
- If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them, with trifles and gingles, but use them justly and graciously, with sufficient guard nevertheless; and do not win their favor, by helping them to invade their enemies, but for their defence it is not amiss; and send oft of them, over to the country that plants, that they may see a better condition than their own, and commend it when they return. The Essays
- _ 45, 'Nobis tam longae absentiae condicione ante quadriennium amissus est.' The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
- To the insatiable bloody appetite of this creature nothing comes amiss; he takes the male ostrich by surprise, and slays that wariest of wild things on his nest; He captures little birds with the dexterity of a cat, and hunts for diurnal armadillos; he comes unawares upon the deer and huanaco, and, springing like lightning on them, dislocates their necks before their bodies touch the earth. The Naturalist in La Plata
- Some assistance in the current crisis would not come amiss. Times, Sunday Times
- We should have figured something was amiss when, after getting back on the highway, the coolant started again pouring from the heater onto the floor, but faster than I could soak it up. Broken Down Blues…
- Dr. Ross says his findings move "human ocular extramission," which he also refers to as an "eyebeam," from the realm of superstition to science. Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
- In a time of vapid politicians who only speak from pre-agreed scripts, a bit of colour, rank mischief and sharp politics cannot go amiss.
