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wonky |
Overview of adj wonky The adj wonky has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky -- (turned or twisted toward one side "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton) 2. rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky -- (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") Antonyms of adj wonky 2 senses of wonky Sense 1 askew, awry(prenominal), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight Sense 2 rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky INDIRECT (VIA unstable) -> stable Similarity of adj wonky 2 senses of wonky Sense 1 askew, awry(prenominal), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky => crooked (vs. straight) Sense 2 rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky => unstable (vs. stable) Attributes of adj wonky Familiarity of adj wonky wonky used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj wonky wonky Overview of adj wonky The adj wonky has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky -- (turned or twisted toward one side "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton) 2. rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky -- (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")
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