paltry \pal"try\ (p[add]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. Paltrier
(p[add]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Paltriest.] [Cf. Prov. E.
paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig 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.
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The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.
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Syn: See Contemptible.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
[also: paltriest, paltrier]
WordNet (r) 2.0
paltriest
See paltry
WordNet (r) 2.0
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