What does paltry mean?
Definitions for paltry
ˈpɔl tripal·t·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
negligible, paltry, triflingadjective
not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
measly, miserable, paltryadjective
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
paltryadjective
trashy, trivial, of little value
paltryadjective
meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PALTRYadjective
Sorry; worthless; despicable; contemptible; mean.
Etymology: poltron, French; a scoundrel; paltrocca, a low whore, Italian.
Then turn your forces from this paltry siege,
And stir them up against a mightier task. William Shakespeare.A very dishonest paltry boy, as appears in leaving his friend here in necessity, and denying him. William Shakespeare.
Whose compost is paltry and carried too late,
Such husbandry useth that many do hate. Thomas Tusser, Husb.For knights are bound to feel no blows,
From paltry and unequal foes. Hudibras, p. iii.It is an ill habit to squander away our wishes upon paltry fooleries. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 140.
When such paltry slaves presume
To mix in treason, if the plot succeeds,
They’re thrown neglected by; but if it fails,
They’re sure to die like dogs. Joseph Addison, Cato.
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paltry
Paltry generally refers to something that is small, meager or insignificant in amount, size or worth. It can be used to describe anything considered to be inferior, trivial or of poor quality.
Webster Dictionary
Paltry
mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Paltry
pawl′tri, adj. mean: vile: worthless.—adv. Pal′trily.—n. Pal′triness. [Teut.; Dan. pialter, rags, Low Ger. paltrig, ragged.]
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Anagrams for paltry »
partly
raptly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paltry in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paltry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of paltry in a Sentence
To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I have always wagered against God and I regard the little that I have won in this world as simply the outcome of this bet. However paltry may have been the stake (my life) I am conscious of having won to the full. Everything that is doddering, squint-eyed, vile, polluted and grotesque is summoned up for me in that one word: God!
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
I look forward to seeing them fulfill that $2-billion commitment, china's contributions to fighting the pandemic are paltry, compared to the cost that they have imposed on the world.
If you're a longer-term investor, you still have to like your equities exposure more than fixed-income exposure, where you basically have no upside at this point and your earnings are your paltry yield.
An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick.
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- ισχνόςGreek
- چرت و پرتPersian
- mitätön, surkeaFinnish
- dérisoire, misérableFrench
- irrisorio, modesto, insufficiente, insignificante, miserabile, ridicoloItalian
- わずかなJapanese
- waardeloos, triviaal, pietluttig, beklagenswaardig, meelijwekkend, armzaligDutch
- pobre, insignificantePortuguese
- незначительный, жалкий, пустяковыйRussian
- futtig, ynkligSwedish
- değersizTurkish
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