Difference between Awry and Skew-whiff

What is the difference between Awry and Skew-whiff?

Awry as an adjective is turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place. while Skew-whiff as an adjective is (british and australian) askew

Awry

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Obliquely, crookedly; askew. Perversely, improperly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.

Example sentence: Children are being adultified because our economy is depending on them to make purchasing decisions. So they're essentially the victims of a marketing and capitalist machine gone awry.

Skew-whiff

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (British and Australian) askew

We hope you now know whether to use Awry or Skew-whiff in your sentence.

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