"junky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-junky.ogg [Australia] Forms: junkier [comparative], junkiest [superlative]
Etymology: junk + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|junk|y}} junk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} junky (comparative junkier, superlative junkiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
    Sense id: en-junky-en-adj-fMJx4X4H
  2. Full of junk.
    Sense id: en-junky-en-adj-c6xzRD7T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 79 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 66 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 62 16

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-junky.ogg [Australia] Forms: junkies [plural]
Etymology: junk + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|junk|y}} junk + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} junky (plural junkies)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie Tags: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, slang Alternative form of: junkie Categories (topical): Recreational drugs
    Sense id: en-junky-en-noun-7GOm7Bss Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 10 34 56

Inflected forms

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