Is this a word?...?

Question

I'm not sure if this is a word but is there a word that sounds like

"a-rye" or "aah-rwhy"

and how do you spell it?

Thanks alot! it was driving me insane!

Answer 1

♥ ♥ yes it is... awry is the word ♥ ♥

Answer 2

Awry is a word (not used so much anymore) meaning to go wrong, to go astray--If you let your 6-y.o. son run the candy store, things will surely go awry in your absence.

(He'll invite all his friends over for taste testing from 2 to 4 while you're away; he'll eat his way through the bin of his favorite licorice,....Any manner and number of things could go wrong.)

Answer 3

I think the word you are trying to find here is "awry" which means to have something go wrong or not work out as planned.

Answer 4

awry
One entry found for awry.


Main Entry: awry
Pronunciation: &-'rI
Function: adverb or adjective
1 : in a turned or twisted position or direction : ASKEW
2 : off the correct or expected course : AMISS

Answer 5

Are you playing SCRABBLE? And the word awry means that things have gone wrong. As in, 'My plans for the evening have gone awry.' Too bad for me ay?

Answer 6

Definitions of awry on the Web:

away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
askew: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
amiss(p): not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
askew: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"

Answer 7

The nearest word to that, is "awry" . It means being "askew" or "lopsided". In common lingo, it means something went wrong.

Answer 8

awry, if something has gone awry, it means the thing didn't perform as expected

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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