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trashy

 
Dictionary: trash·y   (trăsh'ē) pronunciation
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adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Resembling or containing trash; cheap or worthless: trashy merchandise.
  2. In very poor taste or of very poor quality: "There was a special pathos ... within ... her trashy tales" (James Wolcott).
trashily trash'i·ly adv.
trashiness trash'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Of decidedly inferior quality: base2, cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, poor, rotten, shoddy, sleazy. Informal cheesy. Slang crummy, schlocky. See good/bad.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cheap and inferior; of no value
  Synonym: rubbishy

Meaning #2: tastelessly showy
  Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry

 
 
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