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   wonky

   /ˈwɒŋki/

   adjective

   • 1. not straight; crooked or askew: informal "you have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth" Similar crookedoff-centrelopsidedaskewskewinformal:skew-whiffOpposite straight
   • ▪ (of a thing) unsteady: informal "they sat drinking, perched on the wonky stools" Similar wobblyunsteadyunstableshakyrockybocketyOpposite stable
   • ▪ not functioning correctly; faulty: informal "I enjoy good health, apart from two wonky knees"

   Word Origin early 20th century: fanciful formation.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wonkily adverb
   • 2. wonkiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   What is a wonky vegetable?

   • The rules have been changed on the sale of wonky vegetables. You’ll sometimes find wonky carrots that are a bit crooked, wonky parsnips that might be extra pointy and wonky fruit that comes in different shapes and sizes. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: He gave a wonky speech about climate change.

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   What does wonky mean?

   • He straightened his back more, making it pop and gave her his devilish grin, the one where his wonky eyebrow went up and down. Wonky definition: (of a person) shaky, groggy, or unsteady.. See examples of WONKY used in a sentence.

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   What is wonky music?

   • Wonky music is of the same glitchy type as glitch hop, but it was specifically noted for its melodies, rich with mid-range unstable synths. The book, which already seems to have earned a place in the admittedly small canon of genuinely great rock lit, is dishy but not lurid, technical but not wonky.

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   What is a wonky fruit?

   • You’ll sometimes find wonky carrots that are a bit crooked, wonky parsnips that might be extra pointy and wonky fruit that comes in different shapes and sizes. Flying is fun but steering is a bit wonky. All that text and talking and applause can be pretty dull and wonky for the non-political junkie.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWONKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Wonky means weak, unsatisfactory, not firm, not straight, not level, or not regular in shape. It is mainly used in UK informal speech and can also mean detailed or knowing a lot of facts.

   • English (US)

     WONKY meaning: 1. weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm: 2. not...

   • Znaczenie Wonky, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     WONKY definicja: 1. weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm: 2....

   • Wonky in Simplified Chinese

     WONKY translate: 摇晃的；虚弱的；令人不满意的, 不直的；不平的, （对政治或科学）自认为知之甚多的....

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     WONKY translate: 搖晃的；虛弱的；令人不滿意的, 不直的；不平的, （對政治或科學）自認為知之甚多的....

   • Woo

     WOO definition: 1. to try to persuade someone to support you...

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   Wonky can mean either preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field, or unsteady, shaky, or awry. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Wonky means knowing a lot of details about something, especially politics or science, or being weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm. It also means not straight or level, or not of a regular shape, or different in shape to what is usual.

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   Wonky definition: (of a person) shaky, groggy, or unsteady.. See examples of WONKY used in a sentence.

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   wonky: 1 adj turned or twisted toward one side Synonyms: askew , awry , cockeyed , lopsided , skew-whiff crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned adj inclined to shake as from weakness or defect “the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky ” Synonyms: rickety , shaky , wobbly unstable lacking stability ...

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   Wonky means not straight or level, or shaky, unreliable, or stupid. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of wonky with sentences from The Guardian and Times.

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   Define wonky. wonky synonyms, wonky pronunciation, wonky translation, English dictionary definition of wonky. adj. won·ki·er , won·ki·est Chiefly British 1. Shaky or unsteady: a wonky table. 2.