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- adverb In a
wonky manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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While the design theoretically seems really cool, it comes together a little wonkily.
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The Clean Air Act, which has been on the books for 40 years, wonkily defines an air pollutant as any "physical, chemical, biological or radioactive substance or matter that is emitted or otherwise enters the ambient air."
Elliott Negin: Off The Wall On Climate At The Wall Street Journal Elliott Negin 2012
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The Clean Air Act, which has been on the books for 40 years, wonkily defines an air pollutant as any "physical, chemical, biological or radioactive substance or matter that is emitted or otherwise enters the ambient air."
Elliott Negin: Off The Wall On Climate At The Wall Street Journal Elliott Negin 2012
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Trainwrecks could be described wonkily in terms of moral hazards and perverse incentives.
Ben Mangan: The For-Profit College Problem is a Trainwreck Ben Mangan 2010
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It's no coincidence that B&Bs are run by recently retired people with a sudden surplus of time on their hands, free to obsess about garden waste recycling, the symmetry of next door's hanging snapdragons and whether an A5 sheet bearing the words "poached eggs served at 8am" placed wonkily in a welcome folder should equal a £20 discount from the asking price of a room.
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Trainwrecks could be described wonkily in terms of moral hazards and perverse incentives.
Ben Mangan: The For-Profit College Problem Is a Trainwreck Ben Mangan 2010
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A little wonkily scanned, I'm sorry to say; but, see!
Lion Annual (1958) Adam Roberts 2010
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A little wonkily scanned, I'm sorry to say; but, see!
Archive 2010-05-01 Adam Roberts 2010
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But did Giles and Sue Live the Good Life do what it said on the tin or in the understandable absence of tins in the retro opening titles, rendered with wonkily animated flapping bird and unmistakable theme tune?
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Round reception, wonkily-lettered notice boards add to the overall vibe of decadent luxury.
The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam - A Warning From History juliette 2008
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