agley
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5ADJ.
long
VERB + AGLEY
go, held
AGLEY + NOUN
kipper, pout
PREP.
on
ADV.
comparatively
Definitions
adv
Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!
“I don't know if you know the meaning of the word ‘agley’, Kipper, but that, to put it in a nutshell, is the way things have ganged.”
adj
Wrong; askew.
But though the bear in the picture was a disguised man he appeared so naturally calm, so benignly strong, that beside him Pete […] looked comparatively shifty and agley.
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4X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee; Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!
Wiktionary“I don't know if you know the meaning of the word ‘agley’, Kipper, but that, to put it in a nutshell, is the way things have ganged.”
Wiktionary"You bastard." "I beg your pardon Miss Martin. What did you say." "You heard me." All I need. For Miss Martin to go agley on me. Pout, stamp and generally upstage my authority. When they learn about y
WiktionaryBut though the bear in the picture was a disguised man he appeared so naturally calm, so benignly strong, that beside him Pete […] looked comparatively shifty and agley.
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