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   paltry

   /ˈpɔːltri/

   adjective

   • 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. paltriness noun

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2. 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.

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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.

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

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPALTRY | 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.

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

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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."

8. 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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of paltry – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PALTRY definition: A paltry amount of something, especially money, is very small: . Learn more.

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

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    Definition of paltry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Practically worthless; trifling; insignificant; contemptible; petty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Trashy, trivial, of little value. This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product. She made some paltry excuse and left. Wiktionary. Synonyms: trifling. negligible. miserable. measly. vile. trash. rubbish. puny. pitiful. picayune.