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The Clue
Improperly (5 letter answer)
The Answer
AMISS
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Notes
The answer AMISS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Definition
AMISS as an adjective:
1. (amiss, awry, haywire, wrong) = not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
AMISS as an adverb:
1. (awry, amiss) = away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
2. in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
3. (imperfectly, amiss) = in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen