amiss
/əˈmɪs/
adjective
- Not right; wrong or out of order.
- The teacher knew immediately that the answer was amiss.
- If anything is amiss with the car, take it to a mechanic.
- Something felt amiss when the front door was unlocked.
- Inappropriate or out of place in a situation.
- Some extra help around the house is never amiss.
- A joke at that serious moment seemed amiss to everyone.
- A few kind words would not be amiss after such a long day.
adverb
- In a wrong or faulty way.
- The plan went amiss because we forgot to check the weather.
- Everything went amiss during the outdoor wedding when it started to rain.
- He spoke amiss and offended his friend without meaning to.