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Awry vs Untidy - What's the difference?

awry | untidy |

As adjectives the difference between awry and untidy

is that awry is turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place while untidy is sloppy.

As an adverb awry

is obliquely, crookedly; askew.

awry

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  • Perversely, improperly.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
    • The frame was awry .
  • Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
    • There is something awry with this story.

    Usage notes

    * As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate adjective.

    Synonyms

    * (misaligned) wonky (mostly UK)

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "awry")

    Anagrams

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    untidy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Sloppy.
  • Disorganized.
  • *, chapter=12
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}

    Synonyms

    * disorderly * slovenly

    Antonyms

    * neat * tidy

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