paltry

pal·try  (pôltr)

adj. pal·tri·er, pal·tri·est

1. Lacking in importance or worth. See Synonyms at trivial.

2. Wretched or contemptible.

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[Probably from obsolete and dialectal paltry, trash, perhaps from Low German paltrig, ragged, from palte, rag.]

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paltri·ly adv.

paltri·ness n.

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paltry

Adjective

[-trier, -triest] insignificant [Low Germanic palter, paltrig ragged]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	paltry - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" trifling, negligible worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
	2.	paltry - 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" measly, miserable meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

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paltry

adjective 1. meagre, petty, trivial, trifling, beggarly, derisory, measly, piddling (informal) inconsiderable << OPPOSITE considerable

adjective 2. insignificant, trivial, worthless, unimportant, small, low, base, minor, slight, petty, trifling, Mickey Mouse (slang) piddling (informal) toytown (slang) poxy (slang) nickel-and-dime U.S. (slang) picayune U.S. twopenny-halfpenny Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE important

Translations

paltry [ˈpɔːltrɪ] adj [amount etc] → miserable (= insignificant) [person] → insignificante

paltry [ˈpɔːltrɪ] adj → dérisoire; piètre

paltry [ˈpɔːltrɪ] adj [amount, wage] → armselig

paltry [ˈpɔːltrɪ] adj → derisorio/a, insignificante