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词汇 wonkiness
释义 wonkiness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈwɒŋ.ki.nəs/ us /ˈwɑːŋ.ki.nəs/

wonkinessnoun[U] (NOT BEING STRAIGHT/FIRM)


mainly UKinformal
the fact of not being straight, level, or firm:
If you look very closely, the table is a bit wonky, but luckily the wonkiness is not easily visible.
There seems to be a deliberate wonkiness about the stage version - a determination not to attempt to imitate the perfection of film.
I loved the wonkiness of the lines in her drawings.
Related word
wonky(NOT FIRM/LEVEL/REGULAR)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Rough, irregular and uneven
abrasion
abrasive
abrasiveness
arrhythmic
bumpy
jag
jagged
jaggedly
jaggy
jerky
pockmarked
ragged
raggedly
raggedness
raggedy
roughness
scratchy
unsteadily
unsteady
wonky

wonkinessnoun[U] (KNOWING DETAILS)


US
the fact of knowing, or showing that you know, a lot of details about something, especially politics or science:
His wonkiness frequently irritated even his own political colleagues.
The Secretary of State tried to engage the islanders with her usual wonkiness and charm.
Related word
wonky(DETAILED)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Detailed and careful
blow-by-blow
detailed
detailedly
diligence
diligent
in depthphrase
in the weedsidiom
intimately
intricate
intricately
over-elaborate
over-fussy
over-organize
over-organized
painstaking
thorough
thoroughgoing
thoroughgoingly
thoroughness
white-glove
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