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paltry meaning and definition

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PALTRY adjective

Definition of paltry (adjective)

  1. not worth considering
    • "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
    • synonyms: 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"
    • synonyms: measly, miserable
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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