Etymology

agley

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Today it means: Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly. Full definition →

Scots agley
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  1. Scots · borrowed fromagley
  2. Scots · borrowed fromagley
  3. English todayagley

Borrowed from Scots agley.

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