agley

American

[uh-glee, uh-gley, uh-glahy] / əˈgli, əˈgleɪ, əˈglaɪ /

Or agly

adverb

Chiefly Scot.

off the right line; awry; wrong.

agley British

/ əˈɡliː, əˈɡliː, əˈɡleɪ, əˈɡlaɪ /

adverb

awry; askew

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Etymology

Origin of agley

1775–85; a- ¹ + gley glee ²

Example Sentences

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AGLEY, A-GLY, adv. off the right line; obliquely; wrong.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

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