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Definition of Amiss

Amiss
Amiss A*miss" ([.a]*m[i^]s"), a. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. Note: [Used only in the predicate.] --Dryden. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. --Wollaston.
Amiss
Amiss A*miss", n. A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs.] Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. --Shak.
Amiss
Amiss A*miss", adv. [Pref. a- + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? --Shak. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. --James iv. 3. To take (an act, thing) amiss, to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss.

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