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AZLD4Candidate

(5,887 posts) Sat May 11, 2024, 02:07 PM May 11

Trumpery (adj) - showy but worthless. Hmmmmm. . .

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Trumpery (adj) - showy but worthless. Hmmmmm. . . (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate May 11 OP

In much of the animal kingdom, the more showy, the more toxic... unblock May 11 #1

Trumpery would actually a noun Fiendish Thingy May 11 #2

Not according to Oxford dictionary. It's both. AZLD4Candidate May 11 #3

Use it in a sentence. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 11 #4

None of your woolen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation AZLD4Candidate May 11 #5

As your red circles indicate, your usage is as a noun, not an adjective. Fiendish Thingy May 11 #6

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1. In much of the animal kingdom, the more showy, the more toxic...

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Sat May 11, 2024, 02:10 PM

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Fiendish Thingy

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2. Trumpery would actually a noun

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Sat May 11, 2024, 02:18 PM

May 11

Trumpy would be an adjective.

Trumpily would be an adverb.

Just sayin’

AZLD4Candidate

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3. Not according to Oxford dictionary. It's both.

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Sat May 11, 2024, 07:49 PM

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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Use it in a sentence. Nt

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Sat May 11, 2024, 08:09 PM

May 11

AZLD4Candidate

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5. None of your woolen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation

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Sat May 11, 2024, 08:13 PM

May 11

Fiendish Thingy

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6. As your red circles indicate, your usage is as a noun, not an adjective.

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Sat May 11, 2024, 11:05 PM

May 11

Not to worry, there are numerous other adjectives available to describe Trump’s trumpery.

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