Both Uses of
awry
in
The Book Thief
- 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 *
Definition:
in improper position; or in an unintended way