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awry

/əˈaɪ/ur-EYE
/ɚˈaɪ/ur-EYE

Meaningtwisted or askew

Common meaning: wrong or askew

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwrigiansource
  2. Middle Englishawrie‘twisted or askew’source
  3. Englishawry‘wrong or askew’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English wrigian ‘twisted or askew’.

Roots

  • wrigian Old English “twisted or askew”

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