rubbishy

  • 101poxy — /ˈpɒksi/ (say poksee) adjective 1. affected with a disease such as smallpox, chickenpox, etc. 2. Colloquial unpleasant; distasteful; rubbishy …

  • 102rubbish — /ˈrʌbɪʃ / (say rubish) noun 1. waste or refuse material; debris; litter. 2. domestic refuse; garbage. 3. worthless stuff; trash. 4. nonsense. 5. Aboriginal English someone or something that is taboo. –adjective 6. Colloquial of less than the… …

  • 103trashy — /ˈtræʃi/ (say trashee) adjective (trashier, trashiest) 1. of the nature of trash; rubbishy or worthless: trashy novels. 2. (of a woman) disreputable; promiscuous; cheap. 3. US encumbered with trash, as a field. –noun 4. Colloquial a garbage… …

  • 104trumpery — /ˈtrʌmpəri / (say trumpuhree) noun (plural trumperies) 1. something showy but of little intrinsic value; worthless finery; useless stuff. 2. rubbish; nonsense. –adjective 3. showy but unsubstantial or useless; of little or no value; trifling;… …

  • 105cheap — [adj1] inexpensive at a bargain, bargain, bargain basement*, bargain counter, bought for a song*, budget, buy, cheapo*, competitive, cost next to nothing*, cut price, cut rate, depreciated, dime a dozen*, easy on the pocketbook*, economical, half …

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  • 106kitsch —  1. Junk.  2. adj. Rubbishy …

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  • 107rubbish — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. 1) waste material; refuse or litter. 2) unimportant or valueless material. 3) nonsense; worthless talk or ideas. ► VERB Brit. informal ▪ criticize and reject as worthless. ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ very bad …

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  • 108rubble — ► NOUN ▪ rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings. DERIVATIVES rubbly adjective. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French robe spoils ; compare with RUBBISH(Cf. ↑rubbishy) …

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  • 109rubbly — rubble ► NOUN ▪ rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings. DERIVATIVES rubbly adjective. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French robe spoils ; compare with RUBBISH(Cf. ↑rubbishy) …

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  • 110rubbish — [rub′ish] n. [ME robous, robys: ult. < base of RUB] 1. any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse 2. worthless, foolish ideas, statements, etc.; nonsense vt. [Brit. Informal] TRASH1 (vt. 3a) rubbishy adj …

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