Amiss and Afoul

Amiss

Amiss adverb - In a mistaken or inappropriate way.

Afoul and amiss are semantically related. in wrongly topic. In some cases you can use "Afoul" instead an adverb "Amiss".

Afoul

Afoul adjective - Especially of a ship's lines etc.
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Amiss and afoul are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amiss" instead an adverb "Afoul".
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