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Grammar : Adj
Spell : juhng-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌŋ ki



Definition of junky

Origin :
  • "run-down, seedy, trashy," 1876, from junk (n.1) + -y (2).
  • As in jerry-built : adj flimsy
  • As in bad : adj poor quality
  • As in shoddy : adj in bad shape
  • As in slipshod : adj careless; not well done
  • As in tawdry : adj cheap, tasteless
  • As in trashy : adj worthless
  • As in two-bit : adj cheap, worth very little
  • As in unsatisfactory : adj insufficient, inadequate
  • As in cheap : adj inferior, low in quality
  • As in schlocky : adj shoddy
  • As in crappy : adj poor
  • As in dissatisfactory : adj unsatisfactory
Example sentences :
  • Come on down, Junky, I won't be mad at you—if you follow directions.
  • Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
  • Fattening your dividends by sending our boys up against the Prussian guns in junky motor-tanks covered with tin armor!
  • Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford

Synonyms for junky

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