Wonky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔŋki/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒŋki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒŋki/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɔŋki/.

Examples

a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
a rickety table

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skew-whiff cockeyed rickety shaky wobbly lopsided awry askew

Parts of Speech

adjective	turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry”
adjective	inclined to shake as from weakness or defect “a rickety table”

Word Forms

lopsidedness	noun	an oblique or slanting asymmetry
ricketiness	noun	the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
shake	noun	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
shakiness	noun	a shaky motion
wobble	noun	an unsteady rocking motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wackelig

zur Seite gedreht oder verdreht; - G.K.Chesterton

🇫🇷French

bancal

tourné ou tordu vers un côté ; - G.K. Chesterton

🇪🇸Spanish

flojo

girado o torcido hacia un lado; - G.K.Chesterton

🇮🇹Italian

traballante

girato o attorcigliato verso un lato; - G.K.Chesterton

🇳🇱Dutch

wankel

gedraaid of gedraaid naar één kant; - GK Chesterton

🇵🇹Portuguese

instável

virado ou torcido para um lado; - GK Chesterton

🇷🇺Russian

шаткий

повернут или скручен в одну сторону; - Г.К.Честертон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचित्र

एक तरफ मुड़ा या मुड़ा हुआ; - जी.के.चेस्टरटन

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

বাঁক বা এক দিকে পাকানো; - জি কে চেস্টারটন

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்மூடித்தனமான

ஒரு பக்கத்தை நோக்கி திரும்பியது அல்லது திருப்பப்பட்டது; - ஜி.கே.செஸ்டர்டன்

🇮🇳Telugu

వంకరగా

ఒక వైపుకు మారిన లేదా వక్రీకృత; - జి.కె.చెస్టర్టన్

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्चर्यकारक

एका बाजूला वळलेले किंवा वळवलेले; - जी.के.चेस्टरटन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

એક બાજુ તરફ વળેલું અથવા વળેલું; - જી.કે.ચેસ્ટરટન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖನಾದ

ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ತಿರುಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಚಿದ; - ಜಿ.ಕೆ.ಚೆಸ್ಟರ್ಟನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രമായ

ഒരു വശത്തേക്ക് തിരിയുകയോ വളച്ചൊടിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു; - ജി.കെ.ചെസ്റ്റർട്ടൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਕੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਵੱਲ ਮੋੜਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਮਰੋੜਿਆ; - ਜੀ.ਕੇ.ਚੈਸਟਰਟਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیران کن

ایک طرف مڑا یا مڑا ہوا؛ - جی کے چیسٹرٹن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

古怪的

向一侧转动或扭转； ——G·K·切斯特顿

🇯🇵Japanese

不安定な

片側に向けたりねじったりする。 - G.K.チェスタトン

🇰🇷Korean

이상한

한쪽으로 돌리거나 비틀어짐; - G.K.체스터턴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rung rinh

quay hoặc xoắn về một bên; - G.K.Chesterton

🇹🇭Thai

ว่องไว

หันหรือบิดไปด้านใดด้านหนึ่ง - จี.เค. เชสเตอร์ตัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

lemah

diputar atau diputar ke satu sisi; - GK Chesterton

🇲🇾Malay

sengal

berpusing atau berpusing ke arah satu sisi; - G.K.Chesterton

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متزعزع

تحولت أو ملتوية نحو جانب واحد. - جي كي تشيسترتون

🇮🇷Persian

متعفن

به یک طرف چرخیده یا پیچ خورده است. - G.K. Chesterton

🇹🇷Turkish

riskli

bir tarafa doğru çevrilmiş veya bükülmüş; - G.K. Chesterton

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹפֵף

מופנה או מפותל לצד אחד; - ג.ק.צ'סטרטון

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The primary meaning of 'wonky' is 'turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton'.

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