junky

Definition of Junky in English :

a narcotics addict

someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

Example Sentences:
'a golf addict'
'a car nut'
'a bodybuilding freak'
'a news junkie'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Junky

nounWord forms: plural junkies

an informal word for a drug addict, esp one who injects heroin into himself or herself

nounWord forms: plural ˈjunkies Slang

1.

a narcotics addict, esp. one addicted to heroin

2.

a person who is addicted to a specified interest, activity, food, etc.

a TV junkie

adj. junk·i·er, junk·i·est

1. Of or related to junk; worthy of being discarded.

2. Meaningless, fatuous, or unbelievable: a junky novel.

n.

Variant of junkie.

n. pl. junk·ies
Slang

1. A narcotics addict, especially one using heroin.

2. One who has an insatiable interest or devotion: a sports junkie.