Etymology
Origin of wonkish
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s a common stage in the life cycle of a certain kind of wonkish professional.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022
Robinson’s ability to marshal dense scientific and technical detail, economic and political theory and wonkish policy proposals into his fiction has made him a prominent public thinker outside of the sci-fi sphere.
From New York Times • May 11, 2022
“These words that we’re using are so wonkish; they’re not good a conveying the scale and the grandeur of what’s happening here,” Booker said in an interview.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2021
Administration officials brief reporters on proposals that are laid out in lengthy, wonkish documents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2021
Stuart Hutchison, thirty- four, attired in a Ren and Stimpy T-shirt, was a cerebral, somewhat wonkish Canadian cardiologist on leave from a research fellowship.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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