Wonky has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
A subgenre of electronic music employing unstable rhythms, complex time signatures, and mid-range synths.
Adjective
1
turned or twisted toward one side
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"
"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
2
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
"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"
3
Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
4
Technically worded, in the style of jargon.
Example Sentences
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"
adjective
"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
adjective
"a rickety table"
adjective
"a wobbly chair with shaky legs"
adjective
"the ladder felt a little wobbly"
adjective
"the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
adjective
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