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paltry

pal·try

paltry

pronunciation:: pawl tri

part of speech:	adjective
inflections:	paltrier, paltriest
definition:	small, trifling, or worthless. She offered the boy a paltry sum to mow her tremendous law.They made him such a paltry offer that he turned it down immediately.I wouldn't worry about a paltry matter like that. synonyms: insignificant, measly, negligible, pitiful, trifling, vile antonyms: considerable, large, significant, tidy similar words: little, low, meager, mean, niggardly, pathetic, petty, piddling, puny, scanty, slight, small, stingy, trivial, wretched
related words:	flimsy, frugal, little, low, meager, mean, mere, minor, pathetic, petty, poor, puny, scanty, slight, slim, small, stingy, trivial, worthless
derivations:	paltrily (adv.), paltriness (n.)

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