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Detailed Synonyms for paltry in English

paltry:

paltry adj

  1. paltry
    terrible; miserable; abominable; poor; paltry; meagre; meager
  2. paltry
  3. paltry
    – contemptibly small in amount 1
    miserable; paltry; measly
    – contemptibly small in amount 1
    • miserable adj
      • the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief1
      • almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans1
    • paltry adj
      • a paltry wage1
    • measly adj
      • a measly tip1
  4. paltry
    – not worth considering 1
    negligible; trifling; paltry
    – not worth considering 1
    • trifling adj
      • a trifling matter1
    • paltry adj
      • he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost1

Related Words for "paltry":

  • paltriness, paltrier, paltriest

Alternate Synonyms for "paltry":


Related Definitions for "paltry":

  1. contemptibly small in amount1
    • a paltry wage1
  2. not worth considering1
    • he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost1

Related Synonyms for paltry