Adjective: amiss u'mis
- Not functioning properly
"something is amiss";
- awry, haywire, wrong
- In an imperfect or faulty way
"Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practised more";
- imperfectly
- 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"
- Away from the correct or expected course
"something went badly amiss in the preparations";
- awry
See also: malfunctioning, nonfunctional
Antonym: perfectly
Encyclopedia: Amiss, Dennis