threepenny
- adjective
- /ˈθriːˌpɛni/
- Archaic
:
barato
- The play felt like a threepenny imitation of classic works.
Examples
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He dismissed their threepenny complaints without a second thought.
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I can't believe you paid for that threepenny item!
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She wore a threepenny trinket she had found at the market.
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This toy is just a threepenny trinket.
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His threepenny gift lacked any real significance, showing he didn't care much.
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The book was a threepenny novel, quickly written and easily forgotten.
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They argued over a threepenny item that truly wasn't worth the fight.
Synonyms
65
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
30
8.2
Not important and worth very little
12
3.2
Very common and not special or valuable
1
7.9
A game people play for very small bets or something people think is not important
1
8.6
Very common and not worth much
1
9.7
Of little value and not important
1
7.2
Small and not important, usually involving little money
Small and of little value or importance
Very low in value and not important
Of little value and not important
Cheap and not worth much
Costing very little money
Something sold for a very low price
Very common and not worth much
Very common and not worth much
Antonyms
How Cheap
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Threepenny comes from the old coin threepence, literally 'costing three pence', and because that was a very small amount it became a way to call something 'cheap' or of little value.