junky

¹

[juhng-kee]

adjective

junkier, junkiest 

1. of the nature of junk; trashy.

junky

²

[juhng-kee]

noun

plural

junkies 

1. junkie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of junky¹

First recorded in 1945–50; junk ¹ + -y ²

Origin of junky²

junk ³ + -y ²

Example Sentences

Even the artificial-intelligence trade, which has been producing profits, may be more junky than it seems.

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For Goldman’s Spencer Rogers, high-yield corporate bonds— junk bonds —are now “less junky” than they used to be.

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The movie ultimately treats us like adrenaline junkies, assuming we lack curiosity.

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Political junkies, and the news outlets that service their needs, abhor a vacuum.

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It could have been for any other market research exercise, for washing powder or water bills, rather than anything to do with Westminster - so it wasn't a gathering of political junkies.

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Related Words

• awful 
• cheap 
• dreadful 
• inferior 
• lousy 
• poor 
• terrible