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Amiss

AMISS', a. [a and miss. See Miss.]
1. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. [This adjective always follows its noun.]
2. adv. In a faulty manner; contrary to propriety, truth, law or morality.
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James 4.
Applied to the body, it signifies indisposed; as, I am somewhat amiss to day.

 

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