onor upon wry, = awry, adv. Scottish. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > space > relative position > inclination > obliquely [phrase] > askew (4) on or upon wry1423 onor upon wry, = awry, adv. Scottish. Obsolete. clean cam (kam)1579 Away from the straight line, awry, askew (also figurative). clean cam (kam), ‘crooked, athwart, awry, cross from the purpose’ (Johnson); cf. kim-kam… out of straight1678 The adjective used absol. (quasi-n.) in certain phrases. out of straight: deviating from the required straight form or position; not duly… on the jee1893 ‘A move, motion’ (Jamieson 1880). on the jee: off the straight, ajee, adv. adj. |
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