Amiss

[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"

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Synonyms

awry, imperfectly

Antonyms

perfectly

Related Terms

aberrant, abroad, adrift, afield, all abroad, all off, all wrong, askew, astray, at fault, awry, bad, badly, below the mark, beside the mark, beside the point, blamable, blameful, bootlessly, bum, censurable, cockeyed, confused, convulsed, corrupt, crappy