adj.
Pronunciation: ' wä ŋ -k ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: won · ki · er ; -est
Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wank ō n to totter ― more at WENCH
Date: 1918
1 British : UNSTEADY , SHAKY
2 chiefly British : AWRY , WRONG