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 8, 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. 8 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 8 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8TKBGHXSEPCB8E.