Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

rubbishy

American  
[ruhb-i-shee] / ˈrʌb ɪ ʃi /

adjective

  1. full of rubbish.

    a rubbishy cellar.

  2. suggestive of rubbish; trashy.

    a rubbishy book.


rubbishy British  
/ ˈrʌbɪʃɪ /

adjective

  1. worthless; of poor quality; useless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rubbishy

First recorded in 1785–95; rubbish + -y 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The name’s not so bad, but everything else about Fritz Von Meyer is a mix of reprehensible and rubbishy.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2017

It's kinder to read Philippe Claudel's The Investigation speculatively, as an interesting and timely experiment, than as what it ultimately is, a banal and rubbishy novel.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013

In fact, it's Cirque du Soleil, the worst rubbishy whalesong-and-leotard circus in the world!

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

The rubbishy News of the World called Dempster's outburst rubbish too.

From Time Magazine Archive

I long for one, just one, rubbishy and insolently random and hard to get rid of and perennially yellow as the sun.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "rubbishy" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com