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Definition of Agley
1. adv. Aside; askew.
Definition of Agley
1. Adverb. (chiefly Scotland) Wrong in the sense of awry, askew, amiss, or distorted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agley
1. awry [adv] - See also: awry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agley
Literary usage of Agley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glimpses of Real Life as Seen in the Theatrical World and in Bohemia: Being by James Glass Bertram (1864)
"CONTAINS ONE MORE EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE OLD PRO- VERB, THAT " THE BEST-LAID
SCHEMES 0* MICE AND MEN GANG AFT agley." ON my arrival at the scene of (as I ..."
2. The cruise of the Snowbird by Gordon Stables, William Gordon Stables (1882)
"WHAT'S 'agley'?" asked Rory of Allan, on the morning after the great snowfall.
" What is what?" Allan replied, looking at his friend in some surprise. ..."
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