1
as in worthless
having no usefulness
that broken watch you're wearing is junky
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2
as in cheap
of low quality
a junky coat that is sure to fall apart after one winter
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Recent Examples of junky
Truth is, Old is sort of a junky film with a so-so Twilight Zone premise mixed with an international cast — and, indeed, there are profound ideas about death and loss intertwined with cheap-seat body-horror ickiness.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
William does have one redeeming quality: A black cat that keeps him company when his life decisions leave him all alone in his junky bachelor apartment.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Otherwise most of your collection is fair game to display, sans a junky corporate logo or a plastic makeup.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result, the market for rechargeable devices is suffused with junky options, and the differences in quality can be opaque.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Credit Reynolds for finding chatty sweetness in his masked assassin — and for giving new life to the film series by embracing the intrinsic humor of the franchise's junky failings.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
High quality, independent polls mostly did not predict big Republican gains in the midterm elections, although some junky polls released by Republican-leaning firms did so.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Just take the entire glob out of the container and press into electronics to pull out junky debris.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
William does have one redeeming quality: A black cat that keeps him company when his life decisions leave him all alone in his junky bachelor apartment.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Otherwise most of your collection is fair game to display, sans a junky corporate logo or a plastic makeup.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result, the market for rechargeable devices is suffused with junky options, and the differences in quality can be opaque.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Credit Reynolds for finding chatty sweetness in his masked assassin — and for giving new life to the film series by embracing the intrinsic humor of the franchise's junky failings.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
High quality, independent polls mostly did not predict big Republican gains in the midterm elections, although some junky polls released by Republican-leaning firms did so.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Just take the entire glob out of the container and press into electronics to pull out junky debris.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junky
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He was convicted of financial card fraud in 1990, theft by check twice in 1990, two counts of issuing a worthless check in 1994, theft by check in 1994, four counts of theft by swindle in October 2002 and one count two months later.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Under Mike Ashley’s ownership, Newcastle were so rarely in the hat for cups that headwear of any sort was a worthless luxury.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Also, when compared to active mutual funds, with an average fee of 1.02%, active ETFs are relatively cheaper.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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For example, new builds are cheaper than existing homes in Austin, Texas, where builders have cranked out more (relatively) affordable inventory.—
Brianna Crane,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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Shoppers have taken to social media to document the egg crisis, sharing photos and videos of empty shelves, limit notices and other shoppers mass purchasing eggs.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the rest of the building on this Saturday the hallways were empty.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Secrets bob to the surface like drowning victims from the deep until nobody — not even the reader — can easily separate the terrible truth from even more terrible fictions.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lopetegui was eventually sacked on January 8, having failed to fix West Ham’s poor form.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Though Osbourne had a farewell tour set to begin in 2023, he was forced to cancel the shows due to poor health.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Switch to store brands Over the decades, store brands have evolved from inferior generics into private-label offerings that compete with name brands on quality and price.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Despite Qorvo’s excellent product portfolio and competitiveness with peers Broadcom and Skyworks Solutions, the company’s gross and operating margins have been inferior.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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This is a bad bill that’s wasting the time of Annapolis legislators who have much more important issues to resolve for the people of this state.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Things keep getting worse for the Cleveland Browns.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Summary Flatulence that smells like rotten eggs is common and is caused by eating foods containing sulfur.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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There is something rotten about it, and its been that way for a large sample size now.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Junky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junky. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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