amiss

amiss has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• adv.. Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
• a.. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.
• n.. A fault, wrong, or mistake.
• a.. not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
• adv.. in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
• adv.. in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
• adv.. away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"