Both Uses
awry
in
The Book Thief
(Edited)
- When Hitler rose to power in 1933, though, the painting business fell slightly awry.
p. 180.1awry = in an unintended way
- At that second place, as time wore on, I also picked them up from the bottom of the great cliff, when their escapes fell awfully awry.
p. 349.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(awry) in an unintended way; or in improper position
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)