awry /əˈɹaɪ/adjective 2adverb 2forms 2 adjective2 •Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.The frame was awry. •(figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off courseThere is something awry with this story. adverb2 •Obliquely, crookedly; askew. •Perversely, improperly. formsmore awry · most awry