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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

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Etymology

Origin of rubbishy

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

Example Sentences

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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

But, then again, what if this turns out to be one of those rubbishy circuses that are all whalesong and Jean Michel Jarre and idiots in leotards expressing their emotions through modern dance?

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

Which is to say he's still Ryan Reynolds, but he gets to wear a rubbishy green Spider-Man costume and the world's silliest mask.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2011

With some acerbity, Vanessa retorts that she "never said such a rubbishy thing."

From Time Magazine Archive

A little, rubbishy wavelet, full of candy wrappers and orange peel and seaweed, folded over my foot.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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