funkier; funkiest
1
US
: having an offensive odor : foul
a funky smell
2
music
: having the style and feeling of older African American music (such as blues or gospel) or of funk
especially
: characterized by rhythmic elements similar to those of funk
a funky beat
3
informal
a
: odd or quaint in appearance or feeling
a funky little restaurant
b
: unconventionally stylish : hip
funky clothes
… lighting gives the … shops and streets a funky prettiness …—
Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael
funkily
adverb
funkiness
noun
: being in a funk : panicky
Examples of funky in a Sentence
Adjective (2)
a funky antique shop that reflects the owner's decidedly eccentric taste
a funky pair of old socks lying on the locker room floor
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Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Paia is agreeably funky, yet with polish, sort of your hippie dad roughly cleaned up to go for a job interview.
—Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Everything about it feels luxurious, including the wide-leg and button-down silhouette, the silky fabric, and the funky pattern.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
As with the group's other restaurants (like Fat Dragon, PBR and Wong's Tacos), the cocktails are fun and funky, and the weekday happy hour deals stellar.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The sketch follows the aging but still funky women who buy red glasses.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Paia is agreeably funky, yet with polish, sort of your hippie dad roughly cleaned up to go for a job interview.
—Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Everything about it feels luxurious, including the wide-leg and button-down silhouette, the silky fabric, and the funky pattern.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
As with the group's other restaurants (like Fat Dragon, PBR and Wong's Tacos), the cocktails are fun and funky, and the weekday happy hour deals stellar.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funky. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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