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   Pal·try

   /ˈpôltrē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of an amount) small or meager: "she would earn a paltry $33 more each month" Similar smallmeagertriflinginsignificantnegligibleinadequateinsufficientscantscantyderisorypitifulpitiablepatheticmiserablesorrywretchedpunytrivialniggardlybeggarlymeanungenerousinappreciablemereinformal:measlypiddlingpifflingmingydinkypoxyrare:exiguousOpposite considerablesubstantial
   • ▪ petty; trivial: "naval glory struck him as paltry" Similar worthlesspettytrivialunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialof little account/consequencemeaninglessnegligiblenugatoryminorfootlingcontemptibleinformal:penny-antetwopennytwopenny-halfpennynickel-and-dimepicayuneOpposite importantsignificantvaluable

   Word Origin mid 16th century: apparently based on dialect pelt ‘rubbish, especially rags’; compare with Low German paltrig ‘ragged’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. paltriness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paltryPaltry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PALTRY is inferior, trashy. How to use paltry in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Paltry definition: ridiculously or insultingly small. See examples of PALTRY used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPALTRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PALTRY definition: 1. (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value: 2. of little quality or value…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › paltryPaltry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of paltry. adjective. contemptibly small in amount. “a paltry wage”. synonyms: measly, miserable. meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy. deficient in amount or quality or extent. adjective. not worth considering.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › paltryPaltry - definition of paltry by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum. 2. utterly worthless: paltry clothes. 3. mean or contemptible: a paltry coward.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › paltryPALTRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PALTRY meaning: 1. (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value: 2. of little quality or value…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPALTRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You can use paltry to describe something or someone that you consider to be small or unimportant. The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns. Synonyms: insignificant , trivial , worthless , unimportant More Synonyms of paltry