wonky

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(wäŋ′kē)

adjective wonkier, wonkiest

  1. shaky, feeble, unreliable, etc.
  2. askew, incorrect, etc.

Origin: prob. < or suggested by dial. words based on OE wancol, shaky, tottering

See wonky in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective won·ki·er, won·ki·est
Chiefly British
  1. Shaky; feeble.
  2. Wrong; awry.

Origin:

Origin: Probably alteration of dialectal wanky

Origin: , alteration of wankle

Origin: , from Middle English wankel

Origin: , from Old English wancol, unsteady

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