FUNKY (funkier, 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
• FUNKY (adjective)
Meaning:
Offensively malodorous
Synonyms:
funky; foul-smelling; smelly; foetid; fetid; ill-scented; noisome; foul; stinking
Context examples:
a foul odor / the kitchen smelled really funky
Similar:
ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpeasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)
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)
Meaning:
Stylish and modern in an unconventional way
Context examples:
she likes funky clothes / we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style
Similar:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Meaning:
In a state of cowardly fright
Similar:
cowardly; fearful (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted)
