Junky
Junky adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: a junky coat that is sure to fall apart after one winter
Poor and junky are semantically related. in inferior topic. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Junky", when it comes to topics like cheap, shoddy, insufficient, unsatisfactory.
Poor
Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The result is a disposable, junky film that, to Bob, didn't even feel like proselytizing so much as it did a pep rally for Christians, and served as a poor demonstration of the story it's supposed to be based on (of which he was already admittedly suspicious).
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