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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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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

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   Paltry means inferior, trashy, mean, trivial, or meager. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this adjective from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

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   Paltry means very small and of little or no value, or of low quality or value. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as money, excuses, or crops, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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

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   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. “he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”.

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

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPALTRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Paltry means very small and of little or no value, or of low quality or value. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as money, excuses, or sculptures, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

7. 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

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpaltry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Paltry means too small or insignificant to be important or useful. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as money, work or gestures, and find synonyms and word origin.