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# wonky

«wonky» in Mova's school dictionary: **crooked, not straight or not level** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (wonky, wonkier, wonkiest) — informal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK, Australia) Wonky means crooked, not straight or not level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#m1)

2) (informal) Wonky means shaky, weak or not working properly, as in a wonky table or wonky Wi-Fi. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, people say the picture is wonky, a wonky tooth, wonky vegetables (odd-shaped vegetables sold cheaply to cut waste). In art and design lessons, a wonky line is not straight; use a ruler. In stories, a wonky old house leans over.

### examples

- That picture on the wall is wonky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#x1)
- My bike wheel is a bit wonky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#x2)
- The table's wonky; put a coaster under the leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#x3)
- Supermarkets sell wonky carrots cheaply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#x4)
- He has a wonky smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#x5)
- The Wi-Fi is wonky today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/#x6)

### note

Informal; in formal writing say crooked, uneven or faulty. Comparatives: wonkier, wonkiest. Not related to Willy Wonka.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wonky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wonky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.