1. (adj)negligible, paltry, trifling not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
2. (adj)measly, miserable, paltry contemptibly small in amount "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"