adjective
- of poor quality; cheap and poorly made
Usage: informal
noun
- a person who is addicted to drugs, especially heroin
- a person who has an excessive interest in or dependence on something
Usage: slang
Usage: informal
Examples
- The furniture in the apartment was old and junky.
- She bought a junky car that broke down after a week.
- The recovering junky sought help at a rehabilitation center.
- He’s a real TV junky who watches shows all day.
- My sister is a chocolate junky and can’t resist sweets.
- The junky electronics from that store never last long.
- She’s become a news junky since the election started.