trashy
adjective
of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
trashiness
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a word derived from
trashy.
Example Sentences
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As a woman working in big-budget, mainstream film, Fennell’s boldness is mistaken for trashiness; her feminine gaze is confused with a typically masculine gratuitousness.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
The too-tame murder-mystery “Double Life” is a cautionary counter-illustration of something every B-moviemaker should know: that trashiness beats good taste, almost every time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2023
And yet, despite all this indisputable trashiness, Robinson’s second collection of brazen, honest and pop culture-conversant essays comes with a dollop of optimism, too, not to mention its author’s rapid-fire wit.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2018
Something about its spiky sense of kitsch satisfied a savvy audience’s yen for winking trashiness, because once the show began running, the response was electric.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018
The thick softness of gaslight, with the lovely specks and motes in it, so like natural light, gave illusion to many a scene which is now revealed in all its naked trashiness by electricity.
From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Ellen Terry
