What (who) is paltry - definition
paltry
¦ adjective (paltrier, paltriest)
1. (of an amount) very small or meagre.
2. petty; trivial.
Derivatives
paltriness noun
Origin
C16: appar. based on dialect pelt 'rubbish'; cf. Low Ger. paltrig 'ragged'.
paltry
a.
1.
Small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight, slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance.
2.
Base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly, pitiful, despicable, contemptible, worthless, shabby, shuffling, shifty.
Paltry
·superl Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.
Pronunciation examples for paltry
1. that we can find such paltry evidence
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2. So we had a really paltry selection
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3. then 27 volumes seems pretty paltry.
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4. paltry 238,000 miles away from Earth.
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5. is the problem, along with our paltry consumption of plants.
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Examples of use of paltry
1. Dodge apologized to the other leaders for the paltry attendance.
2. The veterinary bills were never going to be paltry.
3. Taiwan could only offer a comparatively paltry $' million.
4. He also said his musical education in school was paltry.
5. The amount was relatively paltry compared to his colleague‘s: $33,000.