Meaning & use
junky
Of poor quality, cheaply made, or cluttered with unwanted items.
See it in a sentence
He traded in his junky old car for something more reliable.
The garage was full of junky furniture nobody wanted to throw away.
A note on using this word
Junky is informal; do not confuse it with junkie, a separate word meaning a drug addict.
Words with a similar meaning
shabbycluttered
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Words with an opposite meaning
pristinetidy
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