Meaning
cheap, second-rate
- of low quality, mediocre, or cheaply mass-produced
- commonplace, vulgar, or lacking refinement
In a sentence
Questo tessuto sembra molto dozzinale.
This fabric looks very cheap.
Non comprare imitazioni dozzinali solo per risparmiare.
Don't buy second-rate knockoffs just to save money.
Era una commedia dozzinale priva di originalità.
It was a second-rate comedy devoid of originality.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dozzinale | masculine · singular |
| dozzinale | feminine · singular |
| dozzinali | masculine · plural |
| dozzinali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'dozzina' (dozen), originally meaning mass-produced goods sold by the dozen.
- It ends in -e, so its plural form for both masculine and feminine is 'dozzinali'.