adjective
- Turned or twisted toward one side.
- usage: "a... Youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry- G. K. Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
- synonyms: askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff
- Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
- usage: "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
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