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Meanings of trumpery in English
Synonyms
Examples for "nonsense"
Examples for "nonsense"
1
Her intuitive capacity was impressive, along with her no-nonsense approach to conflict.
2
Meanwhile, Glynnis Breytenbach brings her no-nonsense approach to the Shadow Justice Ministry.
3
This is all the greatest nonsense I ever heard in the world.
4
Of course what she said was the greatest nonsense in the world.
5
It is all nonsense, of course; just foolish talk of the villagers.
1
The front has a deep frill tacked on all around the chair.
2
A tuft of pink frill escaped from one side of the gag.
3
Nothing might she wear but her plain black frock and white frill.
4
I had an embroidered frill and very fine ruffles of point d'Alencon.
5
Round its hilt was a frill of paper, on which was scrawled:
1
I took out the little gimcrack I use to clean my pipe.
2
Lancing on board thet gimcrack boat, an' ain't tuh be depended on.
3
Falco, the man with this gimcrack export market is-AtiusPertinax.
4
The spirit of a whiter, rockier music hangs over Geremy Jasper's gimcrack hip-hop epic.
5
Even so, its pale-biscuit siding was gimcrack vinyl, its chalk-white trim a flimsy metal.
1
The great Mr. Acton taken in by a bit of Palais Royal gimcrackery!
2
The resulting object, made with thought and care, was intended as a soulful reproach to the gimcrackery of industrialised batch production.
3
"The gimcrackery," he answered.
4
"A man who can kiss a woman's hands like that is at liberty to clear the whole house of gimcrackery."
Usage of trumpery in English
1
Some cases of trumpery rosaries were found and dispatched the same way.
2
This trumpery business with the cigarette revolutionised my whole feelings towards Boyce.
3
Poor boy, his wife has quite forgotten him and his trumpery love.
4
Well, there's been a lot of trouble over a trumpery wooden idol.
5
What does he do with all his rhetorical trumpery at such times?
6
What had I, Pratolungo's widow, to do with this trumpery family entanglement?
7
Almost at the same instant the woman in her trumpery saw him too.
8
The civic and legal trumpery was of course made to kick the beam.
9
For I heartily despised all that fustian trumpery of the age.
10
Once, twice; will you take this check in exchange for your trumpery snuff-box?
11
It is painted on a little trumpery fan- ameresquare foot of silk.
12
We bought some of their wooden trumpery, and likewise a watch for U--.
13
He is too high-minded for so trumpery a matter to weigh with him.
14
These consisted of several round-looking stones, two deer's heads, and other inferior trumpery.
15
A truth which only glideth into fine ears, he calleth falsehood and trumpery.
16
There was a trumpery idle fellow always loitering at Littleworthy, and playing croquet.
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