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Funky

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fetidnounFoul-smelling, stinking.
foulnoun(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
emotionalnounOf or relating to the emotions.
malodorousHaving a bad odor.
putridOf, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
fearfulFrightening; causing fear.
foetidAlternative spelling of fetid. [Foul-smelling, stinking.]
noisome(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
cowardlyShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
low-downnoun(slang) Of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.
foul-smellingHaving an unpleasant odor.
stinkingnounHaving a pungent smell.
smellynounHaving a bad smell.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Funky"

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low-down(slang) Of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.
noisome(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
fearfulFrightening; causing fear.
cowardlyShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
cowardCowardly.
emotionalOf or relating to the emotions.
foulDishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
putridOf, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
foetidAlternative spelling of fetid. [Foul-smelling, stinking.]
fetidFoul-smelling, stinking.
stinkingHaving a pungent smell.
foul-smellingHaving an unpleasant odor.
smellyHaving a bad smell.
malodorousHaving a bad odor.
freakynoun(slang) Odd; bizarre; unusual.
weirdHaving an unusually strange character or behaviour.
bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
strangeNot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
gross(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.

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