Wonky (adj)
won-kee
Not straight or balanced, off kilter.
First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol.
Example sentences
“I came to see this old tower, but it’s a bit wonky.”
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