trumpery

adjective (more trumpery); noun (trumperies)

«trumpery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Trumpery means cheap, showy and worth very little, though it looks grand. tree →
A trumpery is a cheap, worthless trinket or toy. tree →

In the lessons

cheap-looking rubbish in stories; a queen calls a gift a trumpery plaything to show she thinks little of it; in lessons it describes something that looks good but is worth nothing

Examples

The shop sold trumpery rings that turned green in a day. tree →
The prince threw the trumpery toy onto the fire. tree →
Do not be fooled by the trumpery glitter of the fair. tree →
«See what a trumpery thing it is!» cried the stepmother. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «trumpery» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«trumpery» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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