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trumpery
[ truhm-puh-ree ]
noun
- something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff.
- nonsense; twaddle:
His usual conversation is pure trumpery.
- Archaic. worthless finery.
adjective
- of little or no value; trifling, worthless; rubbishy; trashy.
trumpery
/ ˈtrʌmpərɪ /
noun
- foolish talk or actions
- a useless or worthless article; trinket
adjective
- useless or worthless
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Example Sentences
How trumpery it all seemed now with his wide experience of life and his knowledge of other countries and the great outside world.
The trumpery thing had seemed a sign to them, and now the sign was broken.
Roll up your aristocratic trumpery, and give the party a leader.
He—to be summoned to take a long journey on account of some trumpery cattle case!
I don't care how trumpery the arguments used; I don't value one straw the fallacy of the statements put forward.
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