Synonyms: rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky
Definition: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Usage: a rickety table; a wobbly chair with shaky legs; the ladder felt a little wobbly; the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
Similar words: unstable
Definition: lacking stability or fixity or firmness
Usage: unstable political conditions; the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind; an unstable world economy
Synonyms: wonky, cockeyed, lopsided, askew, awry, skew-whiff
Definition: turned or twisted toward one side
Usage: a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry- G.K.Chesterton; his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Similar words: crooked
Definition: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
Usage: crooked country roads; crooked teeth