rubbishy

adjective

rub·​bishy -bə̇shē 

-shi

1

: consisting of or covered with rubbish

a rubbishy heap of corrugated paper boxes

—Berton Roueché

2

: of the quality of rubbish : trashy, worthless

the rubbishy newspapers which form almost the sole reading of the majority

—W. R. Inge

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

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