One entry found for amiss.

Entry Word: amiss
Function: adverb
Text: 1 in a mistaken or inappropriate way <I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss> -- see WRONGLY
2 off the desired or intended path or course <the reenactment of the Wright Brothers' first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle> -- see WRONG 1