Paltry - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɔːltrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈpɔːltrɪ|
adjective
- not worth considering (syn: negligible, trifling)
he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
- contemptibly small in amount (syn: measly, miserable)a paltry wage
Extra examples
...a paltry, underhanded scheme to get someone fired...
...the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa...
The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.
He received only a paltry £25 a day.
They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: paltrier
superlative: paltriest
comparative: paltrier
superlative: paltriest
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