agee
adverb
to one side; awry.
ajee
-
a variation of
agee.
Example Sentences
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"The best-laid schemes o' mice and men Gang aft ajee."
From Queechy, Volume II by Susan Warner
Our "back yett was ajee," now, at any rate.
From We Girls: a Home Story by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
Without any warning the ship struck something with a horrible shock that flung everything inside it ajee.
From Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham
But, alas! as Burns sings— "The best laid schemes of mice and men Gang aft ajee."
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
"Ye are right, Mr Owen—ye are right; ye speak weel and wisely; and I trust bowls will row right, though they are awee ajee e'enow."
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
