agley
adverb
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Pronunciation: /əˈɡleɪ/ / /əˈɡliː/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Scots agleybor. English agley Borrowed from Scots agley.
- Wrong; askew.
“But though the bear in the picture was a disguised man he appeared so naturally calm, so benignly strong, that beside him Pete […] looked comparatively shifty and agley.”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Scots agleybor. English agley Borrowed from Scots agley.
- Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
“X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!”
““I don't know if you know the meaning of the word ‘agley’, Kipper, but that, to put it in a nutshell, is the way things have ganged.””