Sentence:  "He takes this seedy little story of seedy little people in seedy little rooms, and he makes it big and operatic and grandiose. I love that. It could have all been documentary-like or a bit <WSD>kitchen sinky</WSD>, and all rough and tough. … 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or pertaining to the kitchen sink drama; depicting social realities in an unstylized and direct manner.