amiss
uh mis
- s not functioning properly
something is amiss - r away from the correct or expected course
something went badly amiss in the preparations - r 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 - r in an imperfect or faulty way
Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
- Anyone stepping outside in Beijing around midday on June 18 would have noticed something slightly amiss.
- You're better off not knowing exactly what is amiss at the exclusive English private school Hailsham.
- Fellow Guardsman Van leperen said McCoy had given no indication at the Guard session that anything was amiss.