agley

or a·gly

[ uh-glee, uh-gley, uh-glahy ]

/ əˈgli, əˈgleɪ, əˈglaɪ /

adverb Chiefly Scot.

off the right line; awry; wrong.

Nearby words

aglaia,
aglaophon of thasos,
aglare,
agleam,
aglet,
aglimmer,
aglint,
aglisten,
aglitter,
aglossia

Origin of agley

1775–85; a-¹ + gley glee²

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Examples from the Web for 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)

/ (əˈɡleɪ, əˈɡlaɪ, əˈɡliː) /

adverb, adjective

Scot awry; askew

Word Origin for agley

from gley squint

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