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      funkier
      adjective
      in a state of cowardly fright
      stylish and modern in an unconventional way
      (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
      offensively malodorous
      Roots
      funkenfunk- · Flemish · to give off smoke, stinkig-i · Old English · characterized byra-er · Old English · more (comparative)
      Words related to funkier
      edgieradjhipperadjclassieradjweirderadjlivelieradjcatchieradjfreakieradjnoisieradjflashieradjspookieradjsparseradjbolderadjmeaneradjnastieradjjazzyadjfunknrougheradjdulleradjspicieradjsloppieradjhairieradjnuttieradjkinkieradjshinieradjdirtieradjbitchieradjtastieradjprettieradjbluntervcraftieradj

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      Where does funkier come from?

      The word funkier breaks down into 3 roots of Flemish and Old English origin: funk, from Flemish funken (“to give off smoke, stink”); -i, from Old English ig (“characterized by”); and -er, from Old English ra (“more (comparative)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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