I. ˈfəŋkē adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: funk (VI) + -y
: being in a state of funk : panicky
if he did not give up to you like a funky traveler to a highwayman — George Meredith
II. adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: funk (I) + -y
1. : musty 2
2. : having an offensive odor : foul
the funky smell of stale bedclothes — James Jones
III. adjective
( -er/-est )
1. : 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
2.
a. : odd or quaint in appearance or feeling
one funky festival, be it a rattlesnake roundup … or even a Rocky Mountain oyster fry — Jay Rosser
b. : lacking style or taste
a funky cheap hotel
c. : unconventionally stylish
lighting gives the … shops and streets a funky prettiness — Pauline Kael