paltry
[ pawl-tree ]
/ ˈpɔl tri /
adjective, pal·tri·er, pal·tri·est.
ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
utterly worthless.
mean or contemptible: a paltry coward.
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Origin of paltry
SYNONYMS FOR paltry
OTHER WORDS FROM paltry
pal·tri·ly, adverbpal·tri·ness, nounun·pal·try, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH paltry
paltry poultryWords nearby paltry
palstave, palsy, palsy-walsy, palter, paltrow, paltry, paludal, paludamentum, paludism, paludrine, palustrine
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paltry
/ (ˈpɔːltrɪ) /
adjective -trier or -triest
insignificant; meagre
worthless or petty
Derived forms of paltry
paltrily, adverbpaltriness, nounWord Origin for paltry
C16: from Low Germanic palter, paltrig ragged
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