| ADJECTIVE | all | wonky, askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff | turned or twisted toward one side |
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| all | wonky, rickety, shaky, wobbly | inclined to shake as from weakness or defect |
| Meaning | Turned or twisted toward one side. | |
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| Synonyms | askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff | |
| Broader | crooked | Having or marked by bends or angles |
| Spanish | ladeado, oblicuo, torcido | |
| Meaning | Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect. | |
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| Example | "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" | |
| Synonyms | rickety, shaky, wobbly | |
| Broader | unstable | lacking stability or fixity / fixity or firmness |
| Spanish | tambaleante, tembloroso | |
| Catalan | indecís, inestable, tremolós, trontollós, vacil·lant | |
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