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  • agee
    agee
    adverb
    to one side; awry.
  • Agee
    Agee
    noun
    James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
Synonyms

agee

1 American  
[uh-jee] / əˈdʒi /
Or ajee

adverb

British Dialect.
  1. to one side; awry.


Agee 2 American  
[ey-jee] / ˈeɪ dʒi /

noun

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


agee 1 British  
/ əˈdʒiː /

adjective

  1. awry, crooked, or ajar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. awry; at an angle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Agee 2 British  
/ ˈeɪdʒiː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of agee

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

Example Sentences

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Therfore they bee wyse, that thryue in tyme, and gather too gether necessaries for that agee coomn.

From A Very Pleasaunt & Fruitful Diologe Called the Epicure by Erasmus, Desiderius

And we're a' gaun east an' west, We're a' gaun agee, We're a' gaun east an' west Courtin' Mally Lee!'

From Penelope's Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

But what thyng now is more miserable then is agee?

From A Very Pleasaunt & Fruitful Diologe Called the Epicure by Erasmus, Desiderius

I maun gang an' get hame, my sweet Jessie, For fear some young laird o' degree May come roun' on his fine sleekit bawsy, An' ding a' my prospects agee.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

We must not judge animals in regard to those kinds of behaviour which have been handed over to instinct, and go badly agee when the normal routine is disturbed.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur

In 1949, an influential article called “Comedy’s Greatest Era,” with lavish photographs, was published in Life magazine by James Agee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"Western businesses have made decisions based on what happened three or four years ago," replied Mr Agee.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

The door could be open for a return to USC for Thomas or Agee, if either is able to secure a waiver for another season.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2025

Fresh off his best game of the season — a 29-point effort in Oregon — Agee hit three first-half three-pointers.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2025

Let us now praise famous men; three tenant families, by James Agee & Walker Evans. © 19Aug41; A156286.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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