English Dictionary: amiss | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for amiss | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amiss \A*miss"\, n. A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs.] Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amiss \A*miss"\, adv. [Pref. a- + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? --Shak. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. --James iv. 3. {To take (an act, thing) amiss}, to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amiss \A*miss"\ ([adot]*m[icr]s"), a. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. Note: [Used only in the predicate.] --Dryden. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. --Wollaston. |