paltry
adjective, pal·tri·er, pal·tri·est.
Origin of paltry
Synonyms for paltry
Antonyms for paltry
Related Words for paltry
measly, insignificant, meager, miserable, pitiful, trivial, puny, base, beggarly, cheap, common, contemptible, despicable, ineffectual, limited, low, mean, minor, narrow, pettyExamples from the Web for paltry
Contemporary Examples of paltry
In all these elections, it was the suburbs—not paltry gains in the cities—that made the difference.
Also shown are the (paltry) sums spent by each organization on candidates and campaigns.
Salem the prep school kid felt so slighted by a paltry $3 million bonus in 2011 that he left the firm.
In his first season as owner of the San Diego Clippers, the team drew a paltry 4,344 fans a game.
Yes, women make up 45% of the Swedish parliament compared to a paltry 18% in the U.S Congress.
Historical Examples of paltry
Duncan dismissed this paltry consideration with a princely gesture.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
What's that paltry hundred or two, compared with the millions I shall make?
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Lugging a fellow up for a pitiful, paltry sum of twenty pounds!
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
The poor thing's vengeance was theatrical and paltry, but what of the man, wherever he was?
The ChristianHall Caine
It was a paltry consolation, perhaps, but it was the best that then occurred to me.
The Shame of MotleyRaphael Sabatini