[əˈmɪs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not quite right; inappropriate or out of place
(e.g: there was something amiss about his calculations)


Phrases:
- something would not go amiss
- take something amiss

Origin:
Middle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss’, from á ‘on’ + mis (related to miss)

[əˈmɪs], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- wrongly or inappropriately
(e.g: the prime minister may have constructed his cabinet a little amiss)


Phrases:
- something would not go amiss
- take something amiss

Origin:
Middle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss’, from á ‘on’ + mis (related to miss)