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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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
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
Class now meant the aloofness of Grace Kelly; sass meant the vulnerable trashiness of Marilyn Monroe.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2014
This is the kind of moody, murky, amoral project I generally like, with an outer coating of trashiness and some surprisingly serious issues at its core.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2012
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
