agley /əˈɡleɪ/adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •(Scotland) 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. — 1983 adverb1 •(Scotland) 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! — 1932 formsmore agley · most agley
