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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From junk +‎ -y (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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junky (comparative junkier, superlative junkiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
    Synonyms: garbagey, junky, rubbishy, scummy; see also Thesaurus:worthless
    • 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.
    Synonyms: cluttered, trashy
    We really need to clear out the junky basement.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From junk +‎ -y (person associated).

Noun

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junky (plural junkies)

  1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie.

Further reading

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  • junky”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.