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Definition of Paltry

Paltry
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.

Meaning of Paltry from wikipedia

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- reported that even if Notts County had won the tournament outright the paltry £8,600 winnings would leave them out of pocket. The winners of the men's...
- 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...
- October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2011. "The rivalry? Not with Penn's paltry performance this season". The Daily Princetonian. February 1, 2002. Archived...
- Retrieved November 15, 2013. "Amid territorial spat with Manila, China's paltry offer of typhoon aid threatens global image". Fox News. November 14, 2013...
- stars, describing it as "a Second World War epic that runs a comparatively paltry 138 minutes yet feels about five times as long", concluding that the film...