- adverb
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- crookedly; out of position; askew [Barron]
- in a turned or twisted position or direction; askew [Taisha]
- adverb, adjective
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- with a turn or twist to one side; askew: to glance or look awry
- away from the expected or proper direction; amiss; wrong: Our plans went awry.
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