triobolar

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adjective

Mean; worthless.

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OriginLate Latin triobolaris ← Latin triobolus ← Ancient Greek τρῐώβολον →
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Meanings

adjectivetriobolar (not comparable)

alternative triobolary

  1. not comparableobsoleteMean; worthless.

    It may pass current […] for a triobolar ballad.

    c. 1647, Jasper Mayne, Sermon against False Prophets

    Synonyms: cruddy, lousy, two-bit, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMean; worthless.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτρῐώβολον
  2. Latintriobolus“a coin worth three oboli”
  3. Late Latintriobolaris
  4. Englishtriobolar

From Late Latin triobolaris, from Latin triobolus (“a coin worth three oboli”), from Ancient Greek τρῐώβολον (trĭṓbolon). Literally, "having the value of three oboli".

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APA

triobolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triobolar

MLA

“triobolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triobolar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triobolar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triobolar.

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