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RUBBISHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rubbishy mean?
• RUBBISHY (adjective)
The adjective RUBBISHY has 1 sense:
1. cheap and inferior; of no value
Familiarity information: RUBBISHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheap and inferior; of no value
Synonyms:
rubbishy; trashy
Context example:
trashy merchandise
Similar:
worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)
Derivation:
rubbish (worthless material that is to be disposed of)
Context examples
Dance a hornpipe, cut in Fred, as Jo paused for breath, and, as they danced, the rubbishy old castle turned to a man-of-war in full sail.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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