wonky

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈwɔːŋ.kɪ/, SAMPA: /"wO:N.kI/
• (US) enPR: wŏngʹkē, IPA: /ˈwɑŋ.ki/, /ˈwɔŋ.ki/, SAMPA: /"wAN.ki/, /wON.ki/
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• Rhymes: -ɒŋki

[edit] Adjective

wonky (comparative wonkier, superlative wonkiest)

1. (chiefly British and Australian) Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
2. (chiefly British and Australian) Feeble, shaky or rickety.
3. (US, politics) of or like a wonk (typically a policy wonk)
4. (computing, especially Usenet) Suffering from intermittent bugs; broken.
5. Generally incorrect.

[edit] Synonyms

• (lopsided, misaligned): awry, lonkie, skew-whiff

[edit] Derived terms

• wonky hole