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Meanings of wonky in English
Genre of electronic music known primarily for its off-kilter or “unstable” beats.
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Examples for "shaky"
Examples for "shaky"
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The pair signed a shaky peace deal last year but violence continues.
2
The longest US bull market in history has been looking shaky recently.
3
Quvenzhané Wallis is, however, looking shaky for best a best actress nomination.
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Inside was a note on lined paper, written in a shaky hand:
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The letter case contained only a brief note in a shaky hand.
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It has the potential to completely undermine an already rickety democratic process.
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A Florida cracker family, in a rickety wagon, stopped to help them.
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And the rickety gig rattled merrily off in search of broken bones.
4
He has great arguments but built the most rickety of bully pulpits.
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The room at the foot of the rickety, patched stairs was empty.
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In such magnitude-10 wobbly times, we have often mobilised against an enemy.
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In recent reviews, I see I've lavished praise on various wobbly mounds.
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Both have now started detoxification programmes, but in a rather wobbly fashion.
4
Odd, she didn't remember the bench being wobbly earlier in the day.
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All the mid section of the wobbly structure was shattered to flinders.
Usage of wonky in English
1
All of them are wonky, broken; all of them are purely perfect.
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The wonky house was my first proper entrée into Russian domestic life.
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Your computer's Wi-Fi being wonky after an OS update has isolated effects.
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Thus, to appreciate wonky-ugly proves that you have a rarefied fashion eye.
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He had a wonky eye and he didn't speak English very well.
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He sent bin-bag dresses, four-armed jumpers and wonky heels down the catwalk.
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With that out of the way, things got a bit wonky.
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You can forgive a dodgy script and occasional wonky camera work.
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That sounds awfully wonky and somewhat complicated, but why so expensive?
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The wonky-tonk bounce of Everything He Needs backs that sentiment up.
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This wonky cosmic clock kept unreliable time, alternately speeding up and slowing down.
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Whoever replaces Alder will be saddled with the same wonky system.
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One of the front wheels of the cart had gone wonky.
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The name itself is a wonky portmanteau of robot and phone.
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Or are they secret repositories of soggy sofas and wonky shelving?
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No, it's not the casting call for a wonky sequel to Knives Out.
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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