junky

English

Etymology

From junk +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

junky (comparative junkier, superlative junkiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
   • 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

     I took my jewelry box & made a bracelet for J from an old broken necklace & the clasp from a junky pink charm bracelet.

2. Full of junk.

   We really need to clear out the junky basement.

Noun

junky (plural junkies)

1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie

Further reading

• “junky”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.