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TRASHY (trashier, trashiest)
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, trashiest Dictionary entry overview: What does trashy mean?
• TRASHY (adjective)
The adjective TRASHY has 2 senses:
1. cheap and inferior; of no value
2. tastelessly showy
Familiarity information: TRASHY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: trashiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheap and inferior; of no value
Synonyms:
rubbishy; trashy
Context example:
trashy merchandise
Similar:
worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)
Derivation:
trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)
trashiness (the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tastelessly showy
Synonyms:
brassy; cheap; flash; flashy; garish; gaudy; gimcrack; loud; meretricious; tacky; tatty; tawdry; trashy
Context example:
tawdry ornaments
Similar:
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
Derivation:
trashiness (the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better)
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