Kitchen-sinky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Kitchen-sinky is an adjective meaning (drama) Of or pertaining to kitchen sink realism; depicting social realities in an unstylized and direct manner.
Meaning
(drama) Of or pertaining to kitchen sink realism; depicting social realities in an unstylized and direct manner.
More Meanings
- (informal) Encompassing an excessively broad range of features or elements, often leading to diminished efficiency or reduced practical utility.
Example Sentences
I'm sure there are subjects I could have covered, but I didn't want it to get too kitchen-sinky.
Don't buy a [back]pack with loads of extra kitchen sinky bits unless you'll be using them frequently.
Not that Warner's is merely a domesticated version of Euripides. It stars, after all, that least kitchen-sinky of actors.
"How to Read a Word" includes quite a bit of related material, including a slightly kitchen-sinky collection of "word stories," investigating words such as wordhoard, skulduggery, and yes, lexicographer; […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kitcheny, kitchenlike, sinklike, sudsy, sitcomish, soapy.
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