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rubbishy

rubbishy

1 7.0
Cheap and poorly made
  • adjective
  • /ˈrʌbɪʃi/
  • UK
: de mala calidad
  • By God,' quod he, 'for plainly, at one word, / Thy drasty rubbishy rhyming is not worth a tord.'

Examples

  • Rubbishy old things.

  • To you, I may be just a rubbishy villain but I'm not stupid.

  • Listen to this rubbishy quarreling!

    Fiction book (1992)
  • They sold another rubbishy little river.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Meanwhile, he would drone out the half-forgotten words of some rubbishy song, something like: "For a whole year my wife I fondled,

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Stupid, rubbishy tripe.

    Blog text (33)
  • The film received poor reviews because it was full of rubbishy dialogue and weak performances.

  • I decided not to buy that furniture because it looked rubbishy and wouldn't last long.

  • The restaurant was known for its rubbishy food, which disappointed many customers.

Synonyms

bad
vsrubbishy
∞ 1.0

Not good in quality or below the usual standard

adds a sense of cheapness and low monetary or aesthetic worth
poor
vsrubbishy
555 1.0

Not good enough in quality or amount

is a stronger, informal judgement about cheap low worth
crappy
vsrubbishy
  • NSFW
187 7.5

Very bad or of low quality

is less crude but similarly judges items as cheap and inferior
cheap
vsrubbishy
148 1.0

Not made well and breaks or wears out quickly

focuses more on low-cost appearance and generally low worth
inferior
vsrubbishy
70 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

is the informal label emphasising cheapness and lack of worth
crummy
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
56 6.7

Low quality and unpleasant

is a more casual label focusing on cheap, low worth
trashy
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
39 3.7

Cheap and low quality that looks ugly or not stylish

focuses more on cheapness and low overall value rather than style only
mean
vsrubbishy
25 4.7

Poor and in bad condition with little value

is a blunt, informal tag for cheap and inferior things
low-grade
vsrubbishy
24 4.4

Not very good and worth less than similar things

is more informal and stresses cheap, worthless character
cheesy
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
20 4.3

Looks low quality and cheaply made, like a plastic toy

is a blunt informal word focusing on cheapness and worthlessness
junky
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
8 4.8

Poor quality and likely to break quickly

uses a more slangy tone to stress cheapness and poor value
woeful
vsrubbishy
5 5.5

Very bad in quality or condition

carries similar low quality meaning but in informal, value terms
cruddy
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
5 6.0

Dirty and not good quality

focuses mainly on cheapness and lack of value rather than dirtiness
naff
vsrubbishy
  • Slang
2 9.9

Not stylish and looking cheap or embarrassing

is more directly about cheapness and lacking real value
craptastic
vsrubbishy
  • NSFW
2 9.9

Very bad in quality but so silly it is almost funny

is a more straight critique of cheapness and low worth without humour
poopie
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
2 9.2

An informal word used to say something is bad or low quality

is more negative and emphasises cheapness and lack of value
schlocky
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
1 9.1

A thing that is cheap and badly made and shows little taste

is broader informal criticism aimed at cheapness and low worth
plasticky
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
1 5.2

Having the look or feel of cheap plastic

is more general and bluntly declares low value and inferiority
really sucky
vsrubbishy
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very bad and disappointing to experience

is a cruder informal label focusing on cheap, inferior nature
ropey
vsrubbishy
  • UK
1 9.2

Poor in quality and not good enough

is similarly informal but stresses cheapness and little value
drossy
vsrubbishy
1 9.4

Containing a lot of useless or low-value material

is a casual overall judgement stressing cheapness and low worth
ropy
vsrubbishy
  • UK
1 9.3

Of very poor quality and not good

is the equally informal label but emphasises cheapness and low worth
poorish
vsrubbishy
  • Informal
4.6

Not very good in quality or condition

expresses a firmer view that the item is cheap and inferior
pure shitpiss
vsrubbishy
  • Offensive
9.9

A thing that is very bad and not worth having

is a milder informal criticism pointing to cheapness and low worth

Antonyms

700 2.5

Very useful and important, for example advice or skills

154 2.7

Very good and done with care

How Good

mediocre
94 4.8
poor
555 1.0
rubbishy
  • UK
1 7.0
shoddy
35 4.5
worthless
273 3.0

Surface Forms

rubbishy positive

Morphology

rubbishy = rubbish (transparent) = rubbish + y

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-y' on the noun 'rubbish', yielding an adjective meaning 'characterized by or like rubbish'.

Etymology

Rubbishy comes from rubbish meaning 'trash' and the ending -y meaning 'like' or 'full of'. So if something is rubbishy it is 'like trash' — cheap, low in quality, or not worth much.