EGAVE

wonky

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
  2. adjective Feeble, shaky or rickety.
  3. adjective Suffering from intermittent bugs.
  4. adjective Generally incorrect.
  5. noun A subgenre of electronic music employing unstable rhythms, complex time signatures, and mid-range synths.
  6. adjective Technically worded, in the style of jargon.
  7. adjective Technical in nature, difficult for non-specialists to understand.

Similar words

lopsided unstable rickety shaky wobbly awry askew crooked cockeyed skewjawed

Often followed by

and eye in teeth smile table wheel but heart

Word family

wonk wonkier wonkiest wonkiness wonkinesses

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