单词	hinky
释义	hinky adjective hin·​ky ˈhiŋ-kē  hinkier; hinkiest 1 slang : nervous, jittery 2 slang : suspicious Synonyms distrustful doubtful dubious mistrustful skeptical suspicious trustless uncertain unconvinced undecided unsettled unsure See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the cop was feeling hinky about the whole situation and was starting to think that it was a setup after noticing that the driver seemed hinky, the border guard demanded that he submit to an inspection of his vehicle Recent Examples on the Web Lumber prices have shot up again in a rise reminiscent of a year ago, when high-climbing wood prices warned of the hinky supply lines and broad inflation to come. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021 Some of these outcasts — like the would-be killer of Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley (a hinky looking Adam Chanler-Berat) — are all too familiar. Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 14 Nov. 2021 Certainly, there was no shortage of hinky transactions precipitated by the debtors who were intent on protecting their residence as long as possible. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 The scene at the small, Northeast Hancock Street house was hinky. oregonlive, 3 May 2021 To him, the statistics in the Lancet paper looked hinky. Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020 But something hinky is happening on the five-year-old board charged with approving new charter applications in Alabama. al, 21 Sep. 2020 No longer was there just an uneasy sense that something was hinky. Jack Hitt, Wired, 13 Aug. 2020 Monty Python’s Flying Circus’’ — a name chosen to evoke the moniker of a hinky theatrical booker and the shorthand for a World War I aerial squadron. Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2020 See More Word History Etymology alteration of argot hincty suspicious First Known Use 1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1 hinky adjective slang 1 as in unsure not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something the cop was feeling hinky about the whole situation and was starting to think that it was a setup Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance unsure suspicious skeptical uncertain doubtful unsettled dubious unconvinced distrustful mistrustful undecided conflicted hesitant ambivalent trustless on the fence insecure equivocal diffident wavering vacillating irresolute halting indecisive Antonyms & Near Antonyms certain sure convinced positive sanguine assured confident determined self-assured decisive resolute See More 2 as in worried feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty after noticing that the driver seemed hinky, the border guard demanded that he submit to an inspection of his vehicle Synonyms & Similar Words worried nervous upset anxious uneasy troubled concerned apprehensive jumpy perturbed uptight jittery tense disturbed insecure queasy antsy flustered freaked goosey on edge bothered dithery queazy hesitant nervy edgy on tenterhooks unquiet keyed up obsessed preoccupied aflutter atwitter distraught hung up on pins and needles aggrieved distressed restless ill at ease het up disquieted fretful foreboding misgiving freaked-out fretting vexed stewing fidgety unnerved shook-up spooky fluttery flighty skittish unstrung qualmish high-strung twittered undone hypertense qualmy Antonyms & Near Antonyms cool collected calm sure easy relaxed nerveless confident controlled happy-go-lucky self-assured self-confident self-controlled See More
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