English Explanatory Dictionary

junky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
  2. Full of junk.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of junkie.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/ [ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʰɪi̯] En-au-junky.ogg

Word forms

junky junkier junkiest junkies

Etymology

From junk + -y (adjectival suffix).

Synonyms

garbagey junky rubbishy scummy bastardly blown cacky chaffy cocking crapalicious cruddy cullionly draffish draffy dreckish drecky duffing floccinaucinihilipilificatious for the birds fucking good-for-naught good-for-nothing goodless ineffectual invaluable jabberwocky mouldy mucid naughty no-account no good / no-good nonvaluable not worth a damn not worth a dime not worth a plug nickel not worth a brass farthing not worth a cent not worth a cress not worth a curse not worth a Continental not worth a farthing not worth hell room not worth a nickel not worth a penny not worth salt not worth a whistle nought of no value pissass punk putid rubbishly sixpenny scabbed screwy shand shit shitey shitstained shitty-ass

Derived words

janky junkily junkiness
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