WANKLE

Meaning of WANKLE in English

(a.) Not to be depended on; weak; unstable.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

WANKLE — ˈwaŋkəl adjective Etymology: Middle English wankel, wankill, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wanchal unsteady, wankōn, wanchōn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WANKLE — ( a. ) Not to be depended on; weak; unstable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WANKLE — adj not to be depended on; weak; unstable.
Webster English vocab
WANKY — ˈwaŋkē adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: alteration of wankle dialect : weak , feeble
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WONKY — adjective ( won·ki·er ; -est ) Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WONKY — [won.ky] adj [prob. alter. of E dial. wankle, fr. ME wankel, fr. OE wancol; akin to OHG wankon to totter--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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