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paltry |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paltry \Pal"try\, a. [Compar. {Paltrier}; superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG paltering ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw palta, pl paltor.] Mean vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron. Syn: See {Contemptible}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paltry adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {trifling}] 2: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {measly}, {miserable}]
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