rubbishy

adjective

Definition of rubbishynext
as in cheap
of low quality rubbishy merchandise that is mainly bought by tourists

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbishy
  1. cheap
  2. terrible
  3. poor
  4. inferior
  5. bad
  6. rotten
  7. coarse
  8. worthless
Adjective
  • The 25-year-old is cheap, still a season away from salary arbitration eligibility, also plays the corner outfield spots, and won’t be a free agent until after the 2028 season.
    Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • New England legislators and regulators consistently blocked building additional pipelines from the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other regions in the U.S. and Canada, which could bring cheap, onshore natural gas to replace fuel oil.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • Two women were now the lead anchors on Today, creating a powerful symbolism just as terrible revelations were surfacing about several men in the industry.
    Eric Deggans, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Los Angeles wildfires have been a terrible tragedy.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of terrible
Adjective
  • With sleep disorders affecting approximately 70 million Americans and poor sleep linked to serious health risks like heart disease, stroke and cognitive decline, the Tone Buds represent a significant advancement in personal sleep technology.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Everybody connected to the death of this poor guy is dead now.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of poor
Adjective
  • The Browns dismantled their offense this year and rebuilt an inferior version in an attempt to appease Deshaun Watson.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Aristotle argued that some people, such as those with mental impairments, were inferior to those with greater mental faculties.
    Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of inferior
Adjective
  • Some of them haven't been that bad, and some of them have been egregious.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • During the worst of the firestorm Tuesday, the winds were so bad that air operations were suspended.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of bad
Adjective
  • The prospect of a weaker board comes in the context of the urgent need to deal with huge issues facing MPS, especially after the rotten year the school system has had in 2024.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Just avoid adding rotten food to bokashi or worm bin composters because mold can throw off the composting process in indoor composting systems.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotten
Adjective
  • Remove from heat and stir in the coarse salt, making sure it is evenly distributed.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Fine, oily hair needs different products than dry, coarse hair.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of coarse
Adjective
  • In the cryptocurrency world, rug-pulling is when developers abandon a project after raising assets, leaving people with worthless tokens.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Everyone in the movie struggles to some degree as well and requests to be paid with three or four U.S. dollars at a time, rather than hundreds of thousands of massively inflated, practically worthless Lebanese pounds.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of worthless
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