agee

¹

or a·jee

[ uh-jee ]

adverb

, British Dialect.

1. to one side; awry.

Agee

²

[ ey-jee ]

noun

1. James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.

agee

¹

/ əˈdʒiː /

adjective

1. awry, crooked, or ajar

adverb

1. awry; at an angle

Agee

²

/ ˈeɪdʒiː /

noun

1. AgeeJames19091955MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: poetFILMS AND TV: critic James. 1909–55, US novelist, poet, and film critic. His works include the autobiographical novel A Death in the Family (1957)

Word History and Origins

Origin of agee¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; a- ¹ + gee ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of agee¹

C19: a- ² + gee ¹

Example Sentences

It was edited and published two years later, and won Agee a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1958.

From The Daily Beast

A Death in the Family by James Agee When Agee died from a heart attack in 1955, the novel was not quite finished.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe a gentler way to say the same thing is that Agee fails almost completely as a conventional magazine writer.

From The Daily Beast

Coincidentally, Christenberry was born the same year Agee and Evans made their trip to Alabama.

From The Daily Beast

Cotton Tenants may be no masterpiece, but it is an invaluable addition to the Agee shelf.

From The Daily Beast

Il me faut dire que, vraiment, Madame Ralston parait aussi agee quelle lest!

From Project Gutenberg

“The best laid schemes of mice and men oft gang agee;” and so it was with the Belgian importations.

From Project Gutenberg

Prof. Alva Agee insists that "The country church does not serve the community's needs as the community sees those needs."

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