amiss
/əˈmɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.93 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
adv
Example Sentences
- "He suspected something was amiss."
- "Something amiss in the arrangements had distracted the staff."
- "His wisdom and virtue cannot always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances."
- "Moreover, all were furnished with carbines and cartridge boxes, and the leader was armed with a sabre with a leather sheath. This was not so much amiss, and would do very well at a distance: but during the two hours' halt at the village aforesaid, I took it into my head, while the owners were enjoying their siesta under the shade of the gateway, just to stride in among them, and take a nearer inspection of the weapons."
- "There is a strong feeling across the land that something is amiss in America. You sometimes hear about these feelings when people discuss their concerns about how the baby boom generation is going to bankrupt our social security or Medicare programs, or about the growing size of the national debt that will be paid for by future generations."
- "The fire seven times tried this: Seven times tried that judgement is, That did never choose amiss. Some there be that shadows kiss: Such have but a shadow's bliss. There be fools alive, I wis, Silver'd o'er; and so was this. I will ever be your head: So be gone: you are sped."
Etymology
From a- + miss.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈmɪs/
- British English: /əˈmɪs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more amiss (comparative)
most amiss (superlative)