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FUNKY (funkier, funkiest)
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, funkiest Dictionary entry overview: What does funky mean?
• FUNKY (adjective)
The adjective FUNKY has 4 senses:
1. offensively malodorous
2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
3. stylish and modern in an unconventional way
4. in a state of cowardly fright
Familiarity information: FUNKY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: funkiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensively malodorous
Synonyms:
fetid; foetid; foul; foul-smelling; funky; ill-scented; noisome; smelly; stinking
Context example:
the kitchen smelled really funky
Similar:
ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpleasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Synonyms:
funky; low-down
Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)
Domain category:
jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)
Derivation:
funk (an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Stylish and modern in an unconventional way
Context example:
we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style
Similar:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Sense 4
Meaning:
In a state of cowardly fright
Similar:
cowardly; fearful (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted)
Context examples
With the help of modern technology, one astronomer has turned the signals from the Milky Way into a funky tune.
(Does Our Galaxy Sound Like Funky Blues Music?, George Putic/VOA)
Heyer says he was surprised when he realized for the first time that the rotation of our galaxy contains a rhythm — and that funky blues seemed to fit perfectly.
(Does Our Galaxy Sound Like Funky Blues Music?, George Putic/VOA)
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