Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Amiss
amiss, adj. /adv. [a + OE miss, absence, loss, failure.]
- Astray; out of order; in the wrong place; [fig.] in error.
- Unworthy; unrepentant; unsuitable; [word play: 'a miss'] an unmarried woman; not a bride; [fig.] uncommitted; unfaithful; outside of divine covenants.
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