HyperDic: wonky

English > 2 senses of the word wonky:
ADJECTIVEallwonky, askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiffturned or twisted toward one side
allwonky, rickety, shaky, wobblyinclined to shake as from weakness or defect
English > wonky: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningTurned or twisted toward one side.
Synonymsaskew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff
BroadercrookedHaving or marked by bends or angles
Spanishladeado, oblicuo, torcido
English > wonky: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningInclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
Example "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
Synonymsrickety, shaky, wobbly
Broaderunstablelacking stability or fixity / fixity or firmness
Spanishtambaleante, tembloroso
Catalanindecís, inestable, tremolós, trontollós, vacil·lant

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