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agley

or a·gly

[uh-glee, uh-gley, uh-glahy]
adverb Chiefly Scot.
  1. off the right line; awry; wrong.
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Origin of agley

1775–85; a-1 + gley glee2
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Historical Examples of agly

  • The low-lying, but rude, crests of the Corbires cut out the view northward from the valley of the Agly.

    Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces

    Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for agly

agley

aglee (əˈɡliː)

adverb, adjective
  1. Scot awry; askew
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Word Origin for agley

from gley squint
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