"junky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʒʌŋki/ Audio: en-au-junky.ogg [Australia] Forms: junky [positive], junkier [comparative], junkiest [superlative]
Etymology: junk + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|junk|y}} junk + -y Head templates: {{adj|junky|junkier|junkiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is junky, it is low in quality or cheap. Synonyms: shoddy, worthless
    Sense id: simple-junky-en-adj-aHjcmg4j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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