amiss

 
Pronunciation: /əˈmɪs/

adjective

[predic.]
  • not quite right; inappropriate or out of place: there was something amiss about his calculations

adverb

  • wrongly or inappropriately: the prime minister may have constructed his cabinet a little amiss

Phrases

take something amiss

British be offended by something that is said, especially through misinterpreting the intentions behind it: don’t take this amiss, it’s all good-humoured teasing

something would not go (or come) amiss

British the specified thing would be welcome and useful: you look as if a good meal wouldn’t go amiss

Origin:

Middle English: probably from Old Norse á mis 'so as to miss', from á 'on' + mis (related to miss1)