ajar

Pronunciation key ( ə-jär′ )

a•jar

adv. and adj.

[M.E. on char, a-char; AS cyrr, a turn; see CHORE].
[a, on + jar v.]

1. Slightly opened. Not closed or sealed.
2. Lacking harmony or, not in harmony.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955