twopenny

twopenny
Synonyms and related words:
beggarly, beneath contempt, cheap, cheesy, common, contemptible, crummy, despicable, gaudy, gimcracky, mean, meretricious, miserable, paltry, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, poor, rubbishy, sad, scrubby, scruffy, scummy, scurvy, scuzzy, shabby, shoddy, sorry, trashy, trumpery, two-for-a-cent, two-for-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny, valueless, vile, worthless, wretched

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  • Twopenny — Two pen*ny, a. Of the value of twopence. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twopenny — (also tuppeny) ► ADJECTIVE Brit. ▪ costing two pence, especially before decimalization (1971) …   English terms dictionary

  • twopenny — [tup′ə nē; ] for 2 [ to͞o′pen΄ē] adj. 1. worth or costing twopence 2. designating a nail that is one inch long 3. cheap; worthless …   English World dictionary

  • Twopenny — Recorded in a range of spellings whicxh seem to include Turnpenny, Turnpenney, Tuppeny, Twopenny, and Twopeny, this very unusual surname is English. There are a number of conflicting possible origins, and it is possible that all at onetime, have… …   Surnames reference

  • twopenny — two|pen|ny [ˈtʌpəni US ˈtʌpəni, ˈtu:peni] adj BrE old fashioned 1.) [only before noun] costing two pence = ↑tuppenny 2.) twopenny halfpenny old fashioned worth almost nothing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • twopenny — two|pen|ny [ tʌpəni ] adjective only before noun BRITISH OLD FASHIONED costing or worth two old British PENCE twopenny halfpenny INFORMAL not very good or important …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • twopenny — adjective BrE old fashioned 1 (only before noun) costing two pence; tuppenny 2 twopenny halfpenny worth almost nothing …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • twopenny — /ˈtʌpəni/ (say tupuhnee) adjective 1. of the amount or value of twopence. 2. of very little value; trifling; worthless. –phrase 3. not to matter a twopenny dump, not to be worth any consideration. Also, tuppenny …  

  • twopenny — adj. Brit. 1 costing two pence, esp. before decimalization. 2 colloq. cheap, worthless. Phrases and idioms: twopenny halfpenny cheap, insignificant …   Useful english dictionary

  • twopenny-halfpenny — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ insignificant or worthless …   English terms dictionary

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