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单词 junky
释义

junky

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adjective

ˈjəŋ-kē How to pronounce junky (audio)
junkier; junkiest
informal
: of inferior quality especially due to being worn out or cheaply made : having the character of junk
a junky old car
You have to wander all over the huge, overlit store's crowded aisles to find the stuff you want, and you have to maneuver your junky cart through all these other tired, hurried people with carts … David Foster Wallace
… it's engagingly junky entertainment, with a healthy sense of its own ludicrousness. Owen Gleiberman
It didn't seem right driving to the meetings, so I rode a junky old bike from my garage. David L'Heureux

junky

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noun

less common spelling of junkie

1
a
disparaging + offensive : a person who is addicted to narcotics and especially to heroin
b
: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or has an unusual amount of interest in something
a television news junkie
Adrenaline junkies weren't the only ones who marveled as Austrian daredevil Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest and fastest skydive … Maura Judkis
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: a junk dealer

Synonyms

Adjective

  • chaffy
  • empty
  • no-good
  • null
  • vain
  • valueless
  • worthless
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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1880, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

junky

adjective

ˈjəŋ-kē
junkier; junkiest
: of poor quality

junky

adjective

1
as in worthless
having no usefulness that broken watch you're wearing is junky

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • worthless
  • empty
  • cheap
  • flawed
  • valueless
  • bad
  • vain
  • no-good
  • defective
  • null
  • imperfect
  • chaffy
  • lousy
  • inadequate
  • cheapjack
  • unacceptable
  • unsatisfactory
  • inferior
  • substandard
  • dud
  • insufficient
  • base
  • low-grade
  • second-rate
  • duff
  • deficient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • valuable
  • worthy
  • useful
  • invaluable
  • precious
  • priceless
  • fancy
  • treasured
  • cherished
  • special
  • prized
  • esteemed
  • exceptional
  • choice
  • high-grade
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as in cheap
of low quality a junky coat that is sure to fall apart after one winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cheap
  • terrible
  • poor
  • bad
  • inferior
  • rotten
  • worthless
  • coarse
  • trashy
  • useless
  • rubbishy
  • common
  • crappy
  • cheesy
  • mediocre
  • shoddy
  • wretched
  • schlock
  • lousy
  • sleazy
  • miserable
  • cheapjack
  • bum
  • trumpery
  • gimcrack
  • execrable
  • shlocky
  • schlocky
  • low-rent
  • fake
  • counterfeit
  • low-grade
  • shlock
  • second-rate
  • cut-rate
  • bargain-basement
  • valueless
  • kitschy
  • tawdry
  • lackluster
  • gaudy
  • el cheapo
  • meretricious
  • shabby
  • flashy
  • glitzy
  • kitsch
  • showy
  • garish
  • tacky
  • indifferent
  • ostentatious
  • swank
  • seedy
  • splashy
  • swanky
  • phony
  • sham
  • ultracheap
  • second-class
  • brummagem
  • supercheap
  • phoney

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • good
  • excellent
  • fine
  • superior
  • handsome
  • elegant
  • top-notch
  • tasteful
  • first-rate
  • high-grade
  • polished
  • refined
  • first-class
  • handcrafted
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