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Adjective: amiss  u'mis
  1. Not functioning properly
    "something is amiss";
    - awry, haywire, wrong
Adverb: amiss  u'mis
  1. In an imperfect or faulty way
    "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practised more";
    - imperfectly
     
  2. In an improper, mistaken or unfortunate manner
    "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"; "if you think him guilty, you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"
     
  3. Away from the correct or expected course
    "something went badly amiss in the preparations";
    - awry

See also: malfunctioning, nonfunctional

Antonym: perfectly

Encyclopedia: Amiss, Dennis