The Clue
In the poorest of taste, as a novel (9 letter answer)
The Answer
TRASHIEST
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Notes
The answer TRASHIEST is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
TRASHY as an adjective:
1. (rubbishy, trashy) = cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise"
2. (brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy) = tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"