Definitions for paltryˈpɔl tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pal•try*ˈpɔl tri(adj.)-tri•er, -tri•est.
ridiculously or insultingly small:
a paltry sum.
Category: Common Vocabulary
utterly worthless:
paltry clothes.
Category: Common Vocabulary
mean or contemptible:
a paltry coward.
* Syn: See petty.
Origin of paltry:
1560–70; < LG paltrig ragged =*palter rag (cf. dial. G Palter) +-ig -y1
pal′tri•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
negligible, paltry, trifling(adj)
not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
measly, miserable, paltry(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
paltry(Adjective)
trashy, trivial, of little value
paltry(Adjective)
meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
Webster Dictionary
Paltry(u)
mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold
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