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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
awry /əˈrʌɪ/

▶adverb & adjective away from the appropriate or expected course or position.

– origin ME: from a-2 + wry.

'awry' also found in these Oxford entries:

agley - blooey - squiffy - whack - wrong

Forum discussions with the word(s) "awry" in the title:

"to go slight array" [ awry ]
arrangement went awry
awry/wry
the hat is awry
to glance awry

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