Inclined vs Awry - What's the difference?
inclined | awry | Related terms |
At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
(incline)
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
As adjectives the difference between inclined and awry
is that inclined is at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped while awry is turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.As a verb inclined
is past tense of incline.As an adverb awry is
obliquely, crookedly; askew.inclined
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete) * enclined (obsolete) * (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
- I am inclined to believe you.
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* inclined to * inclined planeAntonyms
* disinclinedSee also
* inclineawry
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The frame was awry .
- There is something awry with this story.