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amisse

amisse is the obsolete form of amiss.

Meaning of amiss

Adjective

amiss (comparative more amiss, superlative most amiss)

  1. (predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.
    • He suspected something was amiss.
    Synonyms:
    awry

See all 5 meanings of amiss

Forms of amisse

comparativemore amisse
superlativemost amisse

Questions about amisse

What is amisse the obsolete form of?
Amisse is the obsolete form of amiss.

Words near amisse in the dictionary

  1. amisometradine
  2. Amison
  3. Amisons
  4. amiss
  5. Amissa
  6. amisse
  7. amisses
  8. amissibility
  9. amissible
  10. amissing
  11. amission

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