Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antijunk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-junk
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing junk mail.

Example Sentences

"So many businesses are upset about the trend that a number of "fax directories" have taken an antijunk stand. […] As the unsolicited documents pile up, they are bound to inspire a new line of antijunk technology."
"Although antijunk e-mail legislation has been proposed in the United States, the efforts would not address junk e-mail originating from e-mail systems located outside the United States or the misuse of open SMTP relays."

Etymology

From anti- + junk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antijunk (comparative) most antijunk (superlative)

Questions

What does antijunk mean?: Opposing junk mail.
Where does antijunk come from?: From anti- + junk.

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