amiss

not functioning properly

• “something is amiss”
• “has gone completely haywire”
• “something is wrong with the engine”

away from the correct or expected course

• “something has gone awry in our plans”
• “something went badly amiss in the preparations”

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”

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