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nonjunk

nonjunk adjective: that is not junk (or junk mail, junk food, etc.); that has worth.

Adjective

nonjunk (not comparable)

  1. That is not junk (or junk mail, junk food, etc.); that has worth.
    • Head upstairs to check on the cooking dinner entree, pack nonjunk lunches.2007 January 28, Lisa Belkin, “Charting a Path From Bed to Desk”, in New York Times

Origin of nonjunk

From non- + junk.

Questions about nonjunk

What does nonjunk mean?
Nonjunk means that is not junk (or junk mail, junk food, etc.); that has worth.
What part of speech is nonjunk?
Nonjunk is an adjective.

Words near nonjunk in the dictionary

  1. nonjudicious
  2. nonjuggling
  3. nonjump
  4. nonjunctional
  5. nonjungle
  6. nonjunk
  7. nonjurable
  8. nonjurancy
  9. nonjurant
  10. nonjuridical
  11. nonjuries

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