Awry

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Awry
Author: Noah Webster

AWRY’, a. or adv.

1. Turned or twisted towards one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance a look awry; the lady’s cap is awry.

2. In a figurative sense, turned aside from the line of truth, or right reason; perverse or perversely.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Awry," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8TKBGHXSEPCB8E.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Awry." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8TKBGHXSEPCB8E.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Awry' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8TKBGHXSEPCB8E.