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twopenny-halfpenny

/ˌtʌp(ə)ni ˈheɪp(ə)ni/

twopenny-halfpenny adjective: petty, insignificant.

Adjective

twopenny-halfpenny (not comparable)

  1. (dated, informal) Petty, insignificant.
    • Good heavens! and I was going to take charge of a two-penny-half-penny river-steamboat with a penny whistle attached!1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I
    • Poor devil, he's gone to the dogs altogether. He's got some twopenny-halfpenny job in the medical at Alexandria—sanitary officer or something like that. I'm told he lives with an ugly old Greek woman and has half a dozen scrofulous kids.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter L, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC, page 264

twopenny-halfpenny meaning in Tamil

twopenny-halfpenny in Tamil

சிறப்பற்ற, அற்பமான, வெறுக்கத்தக்க

Forms of twopenny-halfpenny

alternative formtwo-penny-half-penny
alternative formtwopenny-ha'penny
alternative formtuppenny-ha'penny

Questions about twopenny-halfpenny

What does twopenny-halfpenny mean?
Twopenny-halfpenny means petty, insignificant.
What is twopenny-halfpenny in Tamil?
Twopenny-halfpenny in Tamil is சிறப்பற்ற, அற்பமான, வெறுக்கத்தக்க. See Twopenny-halfpenny meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is twopenny-halfpenny?
Twopenny-halfpenny is an adjective.
How do you pronounce twopenny-halfpenny?
Twopenny-halfpenny is pronounced /ˌtʌp(ə)ni ˈheɪp(ə)ni/.

Words near twopenny-halfpenny in the dictionary

  1. twopenny
  2. twopenny rope
  3. twopenny ropes
  4. Twopenny Tube
  5. twopenny-ha'penny
  6. twopenny-halfpenny
  7. twopennyworth
  8. twopennyworths
  9. twoprov
  10. Tworek
  11. Tworeks

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