Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junky

/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: jun-ky
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

adj

noun

Alternative spelling of junkie.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"I took my jewelry box & made a bracelet for Jim from an old broken necklace & the clasp from a junky charm bracelet."
"We really need to clear out the junky basement."

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).

Usage

Inflected Forms

junkier (comparative) junkiest (superlative) junkies (plural)

Derived Forms

janky junkily junkiness

Synonyms

garbagey junky rubbishy scummy bastardly blown cacky chaffy cocking crapalicious cruddy cullionly

Rhymes With

monkey funky chunky junkie clunky hunky spunky punky

Questions

How do you pronounce junky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/.
What does junky mean?: Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
Where does junky come from?: 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).

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