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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)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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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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