funky

Other forms of funky

comparative or superlative

funkier

comparative or superlative

funkiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about funky

What does funky mean?

funky means "offensively malodorous". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in funky?

funky has 2 syllables: fun-ky. The stress falls on "fun". In IPA it is /ˈfʌŋki/.

What is another word for funky?

Close synonyms include fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, noisome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is funky a common word?

funky is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.