Definition of "agley" [a•gley]

• Scots Off to one side; awry. (adverb)

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• "To this day I regret that my calculations went "agley"; but I was told that accommodation was not to be secured at Malta "for love or money," and so"
• "Its hard to know how "gang aft agley" they really went since all of the legislators are masters of compromise and beholden to financial interests that have gone through the provisions with a fine tooth comb and a surgical pair of scissors."
• "Moviemakers have taken good advantage of the irony, suspense, and drama to be had when a best-laid plan seriously "gangs agley," especially in these 10 gripping, and entertaining, examples."