WONKY (wonkier, wonkiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does wonky mean? • WONKY (adjective)
The adjective WONKY has 2 senses:
1. turned or twisted toward one side
2. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Familiarity information: WONKY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WONKY (adjective)
Meaning:
Turned or twisted toward one side
Synonyms:
skew-whiff; cockeyed; awry; askew; wonky; lopsided
Context examples:
a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry / his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Meaning:
Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Synonyms:
rickety; shaky; wobbly; wonky
Context examples:
a rickety table / a wobbly chair with shaky legs / the ladder felt a little wobbly / the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
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