wonky

An informal adjective used in British English to describe something that is unsteady, shaky, or not working correctly.

• 🇩🇪Informelles Adjektiv (besonders britisch), das etwas beschreibt, das wackelig, instabil oder nicht richtig funktionierend ist; auch für etwas Krummes, Schiefes oder Unzuverlässiges.

1. Unsteady or shaky B2 informal british

   Inclined to shake or wobble due to weakness or a defect.

   • The old table has a wonky leg that needs fixing.
   • His bicycle wheel is wonky after hitting a pothole.
   • The chair felt wonky, so I didn't sit on it.

   🇩🇪Wackelig

   Synonyme: precariousricketyshakyunstablewobbly

   Antonyme: firmsolidstablesteadysure

2. Crooked or misaligned B2 informal british

   Turned or twisted to one side; not straight or aligned.

   • The picture on the wall is a bit wonky.
   • Her glasses were wonky after she dropped them.
   • The fence posts are all wonky after the storm.

   🇩🇪Schief oder verzogen

   Synonyme: askewawrycockeyedcrookedlopsidedskewedtwisted

   Antonyme: alignedevenlevelstraighttrue

3. Incorrect or faulty B2 informal british

   Not working correctly; flawed or unreliable.

   • The calculations in the report are a bit wonky.
   • My internet connection has been wonky all day.
   • The machine's timing is wonky and needs adjustment.

   🇩🇪Fehlerhaft

   Synonyme: defectiveerraticfaultyflawedunreliableunsoundunstable

   Antonyme: accuratecorrectfunctionalreliablesoundstablesteadytrue

• wonkier comparative form
• wonkiest superlative form