wonky, adj.
(wonkier, wonkiest)
(wonkier, wonkiest)
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
rickety shaky wobbly wonky
sample sentences
"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"
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turned or twisted toward one side
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
askew awry cockeyed lopsided skew-whiff wonky
sample sentences
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
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