Junky
adjective
Something of poor quality or in bad condition.
The junky old car finally broke down.
Often appears as...
- junky old car
- junky furniture
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person addicted to narcotics.
The plight of junkies is a serious societal issue.
Often appears as...
- homeless junky
- drug junky
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Something of poor quality or in bad condition.
The junky old car finally broke down.
Often appears as...
- junky old car
- junky furniture
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person addicted to narcotics.
The plight of junkies is a serious societal issue.
Often appears as...
- homeless junky
- drug junky
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual, informal conversations rather than formal speech or writing.
They moved into a junky apartment after college.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a negative opinion about the item’s condition or quality.
I wouldn't buy that chair, it looks pretty junky.
Pro Tip 3/3Assessment of Worth
Often suggests the item is not valuable or not worth repairing.
His junky gadget collection is more trouble than it's worth.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual, informal conversations rather than formal speech or writing.
They moved into a junky apartment after college.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a negative opinion about the item’s condition or quality.
I wouldn't buy that chair, it looks pretty junky.
Pro Tip 3/3Assessment of Worth
Often suggests the item is not valuable or not worth repairing.
His junky gadget collection is more trouble than it's worth.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual, informal conversations rather than formal speech or writing.
They moved into a junky apartment after college.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a negative opinion about the item’s condition or quality.
I wouldn't buy that chair, it looks pretty junky.
Pro Tip 3/3Assessment of Worth
Often suggests the item is not valuable or not worth repairing.
His junky gadget collection is more trouble than it's worth.
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Edith Widder: The weird...
for visualizing and tracking pollution. But mostly I'm entranced by it. Since my my first dive in a deep-diving submersible, when I went down and turned out the lights and saw the fireworks displays, I've been a bioluminescence junky.
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The weird, wonderful...
deep diving submersible when I went down and turned out the lights and saw the fireworks displays I've been a bioluminescence junky but I would come back from those dives and try to share the experience with words and they were
Video examples
Edith Widder: The weird...
for visualizing and tracking pollution. But mostly I'm entranced by it. Since my my first dive in a deep-diving submersible, when I went down and turned out the lights and saw the fireworks displays, I've been a bioluminescence junky.
Video examples
The weird, wonderful...
deep diving submersible when I went down and turned out the lights and saw the fireworks displays I've been a bioluminescence junky but I would come back from those dives and try to share the experience with words and they were
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Edith Widder
American Scientist
Since my first dive in a deep-diving submersible, when I went down and turned out the lights and saw the fireworks displays, I've been a bioluminescence junky. But I would come back from those dives and try to share the experience with words, and they were totally inadequate to the task. I needed some way to share the experience directly.
Quote examples
James Chanos
American Businessman
The Macau casinos have a wonderful business, it's taking in money from Chinese businessmen elsewhere who send it through junky companies to casinos to gamble. The growth continues and they have basically western managers and western accounting, so we trust the numbers a little bit more.
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Tamsin Egerton
English Actress
I'm a complete junky for lotions and potions! I love SkinCeuticles Hydrating B5 Gel; it's like a serum and I put it on my face, and immediately I can feel it. I put my moisturiser on top of that, and I just know that it's going in more. I can feel it working, and I love it.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
Eat all the junk food you want - as long as you cook it yourself. That way, it'll be less junky, and you won't eat it every day because it's a lot of work.
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Mark Cuban
American Businessman
I'm a competitive person. Business is a much more competitive sport than any real sport. It's 24x7x365. I'm a business adrenaline junky.
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Janet Evanovich
American Writer
I'm a sitcom junky. And I love rom coms. Mind candy.
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Paige
English Athlete
I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junky.
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Edith Widder
American Scientist
Since my first dive in a deep-diving submersible, when I went down and turned out the lights and saw the fireworks displays, I've been a bioluminescence junky. But I would come back from those dives and try to share the experience with words, and they were totally inadequate to the task. I needed some way to share the experience directly.
Quote examples
James Chanos
American Businessman
The Macau casinos have a wonderful business, it's taking in money from Chinese businessmen elsewhere who send it through junky companies to casinos to gamble. The growth continues and they have basically western managers and western accounting, so we trust the numbers a little bit more.
Quote examples
Tamsin Egerton
English Actress
I'm a complete junky for lotions and potions! I love SkinCeuticles Hydrating B5 Gel; it's like a serum and I put it on my face, and immediately I can feel it. I put my moisturiser on top of that, and I just know that it's going in more. I can feel it working, and I love it.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
Eat all the junk food you want - as long as you cook it yourself. That way, it'll be less junky, and you won't eat it every day because it's a lot of work.
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Mark Cuban
American Businessman
I'm a competitive person. Business is a much more competitive sport than any real sport. It's 24x7x365. I'm a business adrenaline junky.
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Janet Evanovich
American Writer
I'm a sitcom junky. And I love rom coms. Mind candy.
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Paige
English Athlete
I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junky.
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