wonky

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When it was founded in 1987, its creators envisioned a wonky gathering of academics to swap ideas about how brains and machines learn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Reiner injects warmth and realism to Sorkin’s swaggering original script, loaded with wonky dialogue and walk-and-talks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The idea sounds a bit wonky, but it’s been floated by other prominent leaders as well.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

When Jun recited an ancient Chinese poem in another instance, viewers criticised what they viewed as her wonky accent.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

It was a wonky shape, but it had been wedged in the glass wall that had separated this world from the magical one.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova