sixpenny
8.4
Cheap and not worth much
- adjective
- /ˈsɪkspəni/
- Archaic
:
barato
- Many people consider the sixpenny toys sold at the fair to be of little value.
Examples
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The novel was fun, but its sixpenny plot didn't leave a lasting impression.
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His sixpenny jokes are amusing but hardly worth writing down.
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"About the size of a sixpenny nail, just above the fetlock." "How does that happen?"
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
1
8.6
Very common and not worth much
conveys lack of value directly rather than mere commonness
1
9.7
Of little value and not important
stresses general cheapness or lack of importance instead
8.4
Cheap and not worth much
emphasizes triviality or insignificance rather than price
9.9
Of little value and not important
is similar but can also mean simply trivial rather than very small value
9.9
Very low in value and not important
focuses more broadly on being cheap or insignificant
9.9
Small and of little value or importance
uses a neutral label for cheapness without the petty tone
9.1
Very common and not worth much
focuses on low value or triviality rather than commonness
8.1
Very common and not worth much
is about low value or slight importance rather than frequency
Antonyms
Compounds
How Valuable
priceless
113
4.2
113
4.2
valuable
526
2.5
526
2.5
inexpensive
86
1.0
86
1.0
cheap
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
sixpenny
- Archaic
worthless
298
3.0
298
3.0
Surface Forms
sixpenny positive
Morphology
Etymology
Sixpenny comes from the small British coin sixpence, which was worth six pennies. Items that sold for only a few pennies were seen as low value, so calling something sixpenny means it is 'cheap' or 'of little value'.