funky

adjective

Definition of funkynext
1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion a funky antique shop that reflects the owner's decidedly eccentric taste

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2
as in ripe
having an unpleasant smell a funky pair of old socks lying on the locker room floor

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Recent Examples of funky Check for signs of freshness, ensuring there is no browning, excess liquid, or funky smells, both before buying and before using the greens. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026 Also, take note of funky odors in corners, crevices, or damp areas. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026 Once a rough-and-tumble steel town, Pittsburgh’s in the midst of a massive makeover—and the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh, a funky, super-stylish Kimpton outpost is helping to lead the charge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 The new space still has those light yellow walls, green chairs and funky decorations customers know and love. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for funky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funky
  1. bizarre
  2. ripe
  3. funny
  4. stinking
  5. strange
  6. strong
  7. weird
  8. disgusting
Adjective
  • But at the end of this bizarre game in Miami, this silly 6-4 thriller, this giddy attacking exhibition of some of the world’s best players, and some of the world’s worst defending, England were on the winning side.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Southwest’s bizarre seat assignments and enforcement policies may have had operational roots, but customers assumed the worst.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • Mangoes are ripe for the picking in South Florida and the avocado trees are full.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • But Lamb could be ripe for an upset, Thom Reilly, a professor and co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University, told USA TODAY.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of ripe
Adjective
  • In reality, admissions officers routinely remember essays that are joyful, funny, intellectually playful, or quietly reflective.
    — Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Besides being a talented singer, Babyface is also a funny and engaging performer.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
  • Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of stinking
Adjective
  • While Deliverance follows more or less in the footsteps of Blackwater Park, Damnation digs into a strange new realm for the band, uncovering something even darker.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Downstate, the threat of black vultures still feels new and strange.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • After a strong start to the tournament, the reigning champions teetered on the brink of elimination throughout the knockout stage, trailing Egypt and England until the closing stages, needing extra time to overcome Cape Verde and Switzerland.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The incoming prime minister grew up in the northwest of England, a part of the country where the Catholic Church has traditionally had a strong presence, and his outlook has been shaped by Catholic teaching.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of strong
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  • Tracking the sky to such depths, such resolution and for such a long time practically guarantees that a bevy of weird and baffling phenomena will emerge from the LSST data.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • Some of it was weird, some of it was creepy and some was awe-inspiring.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of weird
Adjective
  • This is beyond disgusting, photos like this should be private.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
  • His shirt was soaked down below his collarbones, clingy and disgusting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of disgusting

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