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rubbishness

rubbishness noun: the quality of being rubbish or worthless.

Noun

rubbishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being rubbish or worthless.
    • A Texan study earlier this year linked phone use and emotional instability, claiming that “incessant” checking acts as a pacifier, a distraction from the rubbishness of modern life.2015 July 19, Eva Wiseman, “My mobile: so much more than a phone”, in The Observer

Origin of rubbishness

From rubbish + -ness.

Questions about rubbishness

What does rubbishness mean?
Rubbishness means the quality of being rubbish or worthless.
What part of speech is rubbishness?
Rubbishness is a noun.

Words near rubbishness in the dictionary

  1. rubbishier
  2. rubbishiest
  3. rubbishiness
  4. rubbishing
  5. rubbishly
  6. rubbishness
  7. rubbishry
  8. rubbishy
  9. rubble
  10. rubble crab
  11. rubble crabs

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