- twopenny
- adjective Date: 15th century costing or worth twopence
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twopenny
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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 — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
