agee

or a·jee

[ uh-jee ]
/ əˈdʒi /
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adverb British Dialect.

to one side; awry.

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Origin of agee

First recorded in 1790–1800; a-1 + gee1

Words nearby agee

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Definition for agee (2 of 2)

Agee
[ ey-jee ]
/ ˈeɪ dʒi /

noun

James,1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
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curving, meandering, twisted, sinuous, winding, gnarled, curved, devious, errant, serpentine, twisting, bowed, rambling, deformed, deviating, distorted, hooked, spiral, zigzag, crippled

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British Dictionary definitions for agee (1 of 2)

agee

ajee

Scot and English dialect

adjective

awry, crooked, or ajar

adverb

awry; at an angle

Word Origin for agee

C19: a- ² + gee 1

British Dictionary definitions for agee (2 of 2)

Agee
/ (ˈeɪdʒiː) /

noun

James. 1909–55, US novelist, poet, and film critic. His works include the autobiographical novel A Death in the Family (1957)
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