US /fʌŋki/
adj Freq #8371

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Stylish and modern in an unusual, eye-catching way.

    I like wearing funky clothes.

  2. 2
    adj

    (of music) having a strong, danceable rhythm in the style of funk.

    The band played a funky bass line all night.

  3. 3
    adj

    Slightly wrong or of doubtful quality.

    My laptop has been acting a bit funky lately.

  4. 4
    adj

    Having an unpleasant smell.

    His gym socks smelled really funky.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · (of music) having a strong,... low-down
4 adj · having an unpleasant smell. foul
Word family
Forms funkierfunkiest
Derived forms funkilyfunkinessultrafunkyunfunky
Related forms funkfunktastic

Etymology

From funk + -y.

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