wonky Hear it!

wonky definition

wonky (wäŋ′kē)

adjective wonkier -·kier, wonkiest -·ki·est

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.