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paltry

[ pawl-tree ]

adjective

paltrier, paltriest.
  1. ridiculously or insultingly small:

    a paltry sum.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. utterly worthless.
  3. mean or contemptible:

    a paltry coward.



paltry

/ ˈ±èɔ˱ô³Ù°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. insignificant; meagre
  2. worthless or petty
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è²¹±ô³Ù°ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±è²¹±ô³Ù°ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹±ôt°ù¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è²¹±ôt°ù¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹±ôt°ù²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paltry1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Low German paltrig “ragged,†equivalent to *palter “rag†( dialectal German Palter ) + -ig -y 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paltry1

C16: from Low Germanic palter, paltrig ragged
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Synonym Study

See petty.
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“Death of a Unicorn†is so certain that its audience will care more about the paltry laughs it can draw out of its Sackler spoofs that the finished film feels altogether smug.

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So in the end, they sacrificed principle for paltry or nonexistent gains, because most of the states that did not ratify the 19th Amendment were the southern states.

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Thieves made off with miles of its copper wiring to sell for a paltry few thousand dollars.

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The rest of the Trojans shot a paltry 21% in the first half.

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Nellie’s husband abandoned the family when Stephen was a child, leaving her to bring up him and his brothers on paltry wages from menial jobs.

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