funky
funkier; funkiest
Something that's funky has a strong musical rhythm or beat, and a deep bluesy sound. You might practice some funky bass lines before auditioning for your school's jazz band.
Funky tunes have some of the spirit of the 1960s-era music genre called funk, a branch of R&B that's influenced by soul and jazz music. Rhythm is so important in funky music that the drums and bass are emphasized, melody less so. Based on this cool music, funky also means "stylish" or "hip:" "Mom, those pants are totally funky." The word's original meaning, however, was "stinky," specifically when discussing the smell of aged cheese.
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(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
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stylish and modern in an unconventional way“she likes funky clothes”“we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style”
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Synonyms:
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unconventional
not conventional or conformist
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unconventional
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offensively malodorous“the kitchen smelled really funky”
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synonyms:
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking
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ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling
having an unpleasant smell
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ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling
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in a state of cowardly fright
Vocabulary lists containing funky
When twelve-year-old Sophie Brown moves from a California city to a farm her dad has inherited, she is determined to learn how to raise the chickens she finds.
When twelve-year-old beach-loving Ohioan Eddie Gordon Holloway runs out of clean clothes, he must finally do his laundry in the basement, where suddenly, the lights go dark.
Lotus Bloom, a seventh-grade girl who loves the vintage style of the 1970s, learns to speak up and fight for the freedom of expression after facing a dress code violation at school.
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