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Definition of Paltrier

Paltrier
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.

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- The Guatemalan tyrannulet or paltry tyrannulet (Zimmerius vilissimus) is a very small p****erine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It occurs in southern...
- Retrieved November 15, 2013. "Amid territorial spat with Manila, China's paltry offer of typhoon aid threatens global image". Fox News. November 14, 2013...
- the men in the mills and factories; I am thinking of the women who, for a paltry wage, are compelled to work out their lives; of the little children who...
- history of journalism. But by confusing gewgaws with pearls, by selecting the paltry at the expense of the significant, by confirming atavistic prejudices, by...
- word is usually used in its plural form Habseligkeiten. It refers to the paltry belongings of an almost penniless person. "Habseligkeiten" was chosen as...
- telling her the truth about AEY. W****s later, Efraim and Ralph offer David a paltry severance package, and David threatens Efraim with evidence of his falsified...
- October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2011. "The rivalry? Not with Penn's paltry performance this season". The Daily Princetonian. February 1, 2002. Archived...
- later, a jeweler determined it was nearly solid gold, paying the family a paltry $3.50. The first do****ented gold find in the United States of any consequence...
- 'legacy shareholders, an improvement on the prior $33 million while still "paltry", according to the judge. Case: SEC v. Bank of America Corp., 09-cv-06829...