junky en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- [ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʰɪi̯]
- /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/
Etymology
Etymology tree English junk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English junky From junk + -y (adjectival suffix).
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
I took my jewelry box & made a bracelet for Jim from an old broken necklace & the clasp from a junky charm bracelet.
1973 January 6, Lou Sullivan, Diary:
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Full of junk.
We really need to clear out the junky basement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| junkiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| junkier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
punk · trinkety · tripy · trashy · fucking · not worth a brass farthing · naughty · not worth a farthing · nought · pissass · not worth salt · shand · screwy · shitty-ass · sorry-ass · jabberwocky · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · crapalicious · not worth a whistle · scummy · goodless · not worth a curse · putid · shitstained · ineffectual · cacky · not worth hell room · strawlike · blown · cruddy · not worth a penny · junky · triobolar · duffing · invaluable · no good / no-good · two-bit · scabbed · rubbishy · draffy · not worth a nickel · vain · suckworthy · not worth a dime · cullionly · shit · rubbishly · shitey · unvaluable · nonvaluable · rubbishy · not worth a Continental · dreckish · chaffy · good-for-naught · no-account · cluttered · not worth a cress · tenth-rate · mouldy · not worth a cent · valueless · wutless · garbagey · cocking · unappreciated · scummy · mucid · not worth a damn · draffish · sixpenny · garbagey · junky · for the birds · not worth a plug nickel · toshy · drecky · bastardly · good-for-nothing · worthless · of no value · worth nothing