amiss meaning and definition

AMISS adjective

Definition of amiss (adjective)

1. not functioning properly
   • "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
   • synonyms: awry, haywire, wrong

AMISS adverb

Definition of amiss (adverb)

1. away from the correct or expected course
   • "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
   • synonyms: awry
2. 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"
3. 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
   • synonyms: imperfectly
   • antonym: perfectly