junky

jun·ky
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/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/[ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʰɪi̯]

adjective

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

“We really need to clear out the junky basement.”

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Meanings

junky1

adjectivejunky (comparative junkier, superlative junkiest)

comparative junkier · superlative junkiest

  1. 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

    Synonyms: garbagey, rubbishy, scummy, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking

  2. Full of junk.

    We really need to clear out the junky basement.

    Synonyms: cluttered, trashy

junky2

nounjunky (plural junkies)

plural junkies

  1. alternativederogatoryslangAlternative spelling of junkie.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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adjectiveFull of junk.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna narcotics addict

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addict

nounsomeone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

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addictcackydraffishdraffydreckishdrug addictfreakgarbageyjunkiemouldymucidnutrubbishlyrubbishysixpennytoshytrashyunvaluable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

junky · adjective

From junk + -y (adjectival suffix).

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junky · noun

From junk + -y (“person associated”).

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Cite this entry
APA

junky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junky

MLA

“junky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junky. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junky.

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