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twopenny-halfpenny

/ˈtʌp.ə.ni ˈhɑːf.pə.ni/

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adjective

/ˈtʌp.ə.ni ˈhɑːf.pə.ni/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее британское прилагательное, означающее дешёвый, никчёмный или очень малоценный.

An old-fashioned British adjective meaning cheap, worthless, or of very little value.

  1. Of trifling worthC2informalbritish

    Having very little value, importance, or significance; cheap or insignificant.

    ruНичтожный

    • He wasted his money on some twopenny-halfpenny trinkets.
    • She dismissed his twopenny-halfpenny opinion without a second thought.
    • The shop sold only twopenny-halfpenny goods of poor quality.

    Synonymscheapinsignificantpaltrypettypiddlingpifflingtriflingtrivialworthless

    Antonymscostlyexpensiveimportantprecioussignificantvaluable

Forms
  • more twopenny-halfpenny comparative form
  • most twopenny-halfpenny superlative form