English noun: junky | |||
| 1. | junky (person) a narcotics addict | ||
| Synonyms | drug addict, junkie | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | addict | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | binger, cocaine addict, crack addict, heroin addict, opium addict, opium taker, withdrawer | ||
| 2. | junky (person) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | ||
| Samples | A golf addict. A car nut. A bodybuilding freak. A news junkie. | ||
| Synonyms | addict, freak, junkie, nut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gym rat | ||