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amiss

/əˈmɪs/ adverb C2
  1. Astray.
  2. Imperfectly.
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But why—what’s amiss with the names?”
The Valley of Fear, p. 11 · C1
Our man on the beat saw a light there about two in the morning, and as the house was an empty one, suspected that something was amiss.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 24 · B2
“By the way, I suppose your friend was a healthy young fellow—nothing amiss with him?”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 107 · C1
“Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practised more, and could have the advantage of a London master.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 204 · B2

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