funk´i|ness

funk´i|ness
funk|y «FUHNG kee», adjective, funk|i|er, funk|i|est.
1. shrinking in fear; timid.
2. having a strong, offensive smell: »

Lord, but this hallway was funky (Louise Meriwether).

3. Informal. a) having a flavor or sound like that of the blues; wistful and sad: »

funky jazz.

b) earthy; unpretentious; authentic: »

a funky style of singing.

c) elegant; fine; fashionable: »

“That's a funky jacket, Kit Carson” (Time).

4. Informal. not quite right; irregular, botched or broken.
–funk´i|ly, adverb.
–funk´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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