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Be amiss   /bi əmˈɪs/   Listen
Be amiss

verb
1.
Interpret in the wrong way.  Synonyms: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand.  "She misconstrued my remarks"






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"Be amiss" Quotes from Famous Books



... this enquiry, it may not be amiss to point out the exact distinction between the original and the new resolution. The former embraced a rule of action whereby the members of the Association engaged their faith and honour to each other and the country that they would ...
— The Felon's Track • Michael Doheny

... warned the police at Honolulu that, by all he could make out, Kalamake and Keola had been coining false money, and it would not be amiss to watch them. ...
— Island Nights' Entertainments • Robert Louis Stevenson

... so," agreed Amanda, while she mentally appraised the girl before her and thought, "Isabel Souders, a little more democracy wouldn't be amiss for you." ...
— Amanda - A Daughter of the Mennonites • Anna Balmer Myers

... while to study the ground under her window or anywhere else for footprints? It might not be amiss; what do you think ...
— The Chief Legatee • Anna Katharine Green

... at ease! It is a very hot day—A draught of good wine will not be amiss. But first let me consult my purse. [Takes out a couple of pieces of money, which he turns about in his hand.] This will do for a breakfast—the other remains for my dinner; and in the evening I shall be home. [Calls out] Ha! Halloo! Landlord! [Takes notice of Agatha, ...
— Lover's Vows • Mrs. Inchbald


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