twopenny

[ tuhp-uh-nee, too-pen-ee ]

/ ˈtʌp ə ni, ˈtuˌpɛn i /

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adjective

of the amount or value of twopence.

costing twopence.

of very little value; trifling; worthless.

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Also tuppenny.

Origin of twopenny

First recorded in 1525–35; two + penny

Words nearby twopenny

two-pack, two pair, two-part time, two-party system, twopence, twopenny, two-phase, two-piece, two-ply, two-pot screamer, Two Rivers

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How to use twopenny in a sentence

At the best it was a twopenny affair, and never occupied my mind five minutes.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
For think of it: here was no twopenny ride on a clanging tram through naked, unshaded streets before they could reach the sea.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
The Twopenny Tube was the name of one of the first lines of these underground railways.
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
Seeing one of my Spectators lying by me, I laid it into one of the scales, and flung a twopenny piece in the other.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education

Let me tell you that I refuse to have my home broken up by a twopenny-halfpenny adventurer who takes advantage of a foolish woman.
The Circle|W. Somerset Maugham

British Dictionary definitions for twopenny

twopenny

tuppenny

/ (ˈtʌpənɪ) /

adjective mainly British

Also: twopenny-halfpenny. cheap or tawdry

(intensifier)a twopenny damn

worth two pence

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