adj.
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: funk · i · er ; -est
Etymology: funk offensive odor
Date: 1784
1 : having an offensive odor : FOUL
2 : having an earthy unsophisticated style and feeling especially : having the style and feeling of older black American music (as blues or gospel) or of funk <a slick, heavy beat that is unmistakably contemporary and irresistibly funky ― Jay Cocks>
3 a : odd or quaint in appearance or feeling b : lacking style or taste c : unconventionally stylish : HIP
– funk · i · ly adverb
– funk · i · ness noun