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Adjective: wonky (wonkier,wonkiest)  wóng-kee
Usage: informal
  1. Turned or twisted toward one side
    "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all wonky";
    - askew, awry, cockeyed [informal], lopsided, skew-whiff [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
    "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky";
    - rickety, shaky, wobbly

Derived forms: wonkiest, wonkier

See also: crooked, unstable

Encyclopedia: Wonky