trashier; trashiest
trashiness
noun
Examples of trashy in a Sentence
Her outfit was a bit trashy.
I know that sequined shirt cost a lot of money, but I still think it looks kind of trashy.
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The target of his satire is not just the wealthy, castle-dwelling Jo Stoyte, clearly modeled on Hearst, but American society writ large, with its trashy consumerism and childish veneration of riches.
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Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The component parts include herself, a fashionable, high-ish brow, and maybe trashy auteur (Abel Ferrara, Olivier Assayas, Catherine Breillat, her own dad), a strong genre element, and dabs of very deliberate provocation.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Utterly trashy dark comedy Rivals is back for a new season, along with a documentary on Italy's most notorious organized criminal group, and the finale of Perfect Crown.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Certain people enjoy going to that trashy wing and sitting there, and some people don’t.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The component parts include herself, a fashionable, high-ish brow, and maybe trashy auteur (Abel Ferrara, Olivier Assayas, Catherine Breillat, her own dad), a strong genre element, and dabs of very deliberate provocation.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Utterly trashy dark comedy Rivals is back for a new season, along with a documentary on Italy's most notorious organized criminal group, and the finale of Perfect Crown.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Certain people enjoy going to that trashy wing and sitting there, and some people don’t.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for trashy
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“Trashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trashy. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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