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- Dictionarypaltry/ˈpɔːltri/
adjective
- 1. (of an amount) very small or meagre: "she would earn a paltry £33 more a month" Similar Opposite
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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.
- English (US)
PALTRY meaning: 1. (of an amount of money) very small and of...
- Znaczenie Paltry, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
paltry definicja: 1. (of an amount of money) very small and...
- Traditional
PALTRY translate: (金錢)微不足道的,無價值的, 低劣的;可鄙的. Learn more in the...
- Simplified
PALTRY translate: (钱数)微不足道的,无价值的, 低劣的;可鄙的. Learn more in the...
- Pampas
PAMPAS definition: 1. the large, flat areas of land covered...
- Palpitation
PALPITATION definition: 1. the feeling that your heart is...
- Paltry: Polish Translation
paltry translate: marny, nędzny. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Paltry: Russian Translation
PALTRY translate: ничтожный, незначительный . Learn more in...
- English (US)
Paltry means inferior, trashy, mean, trivial, or meager. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this adjective from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Paltry definition: ridiculously or insultingly small. See examples of PALTRY used in a sentence.
PALTRY meaning: 1. (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value: 2. of little quality or value…. Learn more.
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.
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."
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.