wonkish

ˈwɒŋ.kɪʃ

Definition

Definition of wonkish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

politics

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relating to policy details and technicalities

Rare

The senator's wonkish speech bored the general audience but impressed the experts.

bookish

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focused on technical or academic subjects

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She gave a wonkish lecture on economic theory.

academic

nerdy

scholarly

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Origin of wonkish

American English, wonk (studious person) + ish (like)

Examples of wonkish in a sentence

The wonkish article delved into the intricacies of the new tax law.
His wonkish analysis bored the audience.
The book is filled with wonkish details about policy.

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French:pointilleux, technique, ...
German:fachpolitisch, fachlich, ...
Italian:dettagliato, accademico, ...
Spanish:detallado, académico, ...
Portuguese:detalhista, académico, ...
Chinese:技术细节的, 技术性, ...
Japanese:政策に関する, 学究的な, ...
Arabic:تَفْصِيلِيّ, مُتَعَمِّق, ...
Hebrew:טֶכְנִי, מְלוּמָּד, ...
Russian:политический, академический, ...
Ukrainian:політично орієнтований, книжковий, ...
Hindi:नीतिगत, पुस्तकीय, ...
Bengali:নীতিগত, পুস্তকপ্রেমী, ...
Catalan:tècnic, acadèmic, ...
Czech:technokratický, školometský, ...
Danish:politisk teknisk, akademisk, ...
Dutch:beleidsmatig, academisch, ...
Greek:πολιτικοτεχνικός, βιβλιοφιλικός, ...
Hungarian:szakpolitikai, szakbarbár, ...
Khmer:ផ្តោតលើព័ត៌មានលម្អិត និងបច្ចេកទេសនៃគោលនយោបាយ, ដែលផ្តោតខ្លាំងលើប្រធានបទបច្ចេកទេស ឬសិក្សាវិជ្ជា, ...
Korean:정책적인, 학구적인, ...
Persian:سیاست‌محور, دانشگاهی, ...
Polish:techniczny, akademicki, ...
Portuguese (BR):detalhista, acadêmico, ...
Romanian:politic, academic, ...
Swedish:policyinriktad, akademisk, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวกับนโยบาย, เชิงวิชาการ, ...
Turkish:politikayla ilgili, teknik odaklı, ...
Vietnamese:kỹ thuật, học thuật, ...

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