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   paltry

   /ˈpɔːltri/

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   • 1. (of an amount) very small or meagre: "she would earn a paltry £33 more a month" Similar smallmeagretriflinginsignificantnegligibleinadequateinsufficientscantscantyderisorypitifulpitiablepatheticmiserablesorrywretchedpunytrivialniggardlybeggarlymeanungenerousinappreciablemereinformal: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’.

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   • 1. paltriness noun

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   What does paltrig mean?

   • 1. ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum. 2. utterly worthless: paltry clothes. 3. mean or contemptible: a paltry coward. [1560–70; < Low German paltrig ragged = *palter rag (compare dial. German Palter) + -ig -y 1] pal′tri•ness, n. syn: See petty.

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   • Definition of paltry. Definition of 1 [ adjective ]not worth considering Synonyms triflingnegligible Examples "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost""piffling efforts""a trifling matter" Related terms worthless 2 [ adjective ]contemptibly small in amount Synonyms miserablemeasly Examples

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   • Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. Adverb. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.

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   • They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats. 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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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.

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

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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.

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   Paltry is a laughably small amount — the waiter might chuck a paltry tip in the garbage. If you have only 50 cents in your bank account, it's such a paltry amount, you may as well be broke. It can also mean "not worth considering" or "not important."

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   Paltry means lacking in importance, worth, or amount; or contemptible or mean. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of paltry, and see examples and related words.

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    A paltry amount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small. ...a paltry fine of £150. They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.