paltry
31paltry — adjective (paltrier, paltriest) 1》 (of an amount) very small or meagre. 2》 petty; trivial. Derivatives paltriness noun Origin C16: appar. based on dialect pelt rubbish ; cf. Low Ger. paltrig ragged …
32paltry — a. 1. Small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight, slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance. 2. Base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly,… …
33paltry — adj 1. petty, trifling, trivial, piddling, minor, trumpery, fribbling, Brit. potty, Archaic. pelting, inconsiderable, unappreciable, inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant, irrelevant, nonessential, penny ante, small time, Inf. no great… …
34paltry — [ˈpɔːltri] adj not at all big or important …
35The Paltry Nude Starts on a Spring Voyage — is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was first published in the 1919, so it is in the public domain of people. [Buttel, p. 120] There is general agreement that it is indebted to Botticelli s The Birth of Venus ,… …
36petty, paltry, trivial — Each of these words refers to that which is so small or insignificant as to be unworthy of notice or regard. Petty conveys an idea of contempt or ridicule: Your petty complaints are really, childish. Paltry is an even stronger term, suggesting… …
37measly miserable paltry — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… …
38a paltry sum — a small amount of money, chicken feed, peanuts What did I pay for this painting? A paltry sum I bought it at a garage sale …
39Paltrier — paltry pal try (p[add]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier} (p[add]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile;… …
40Paltriest — paltry pal try (p[add]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier} (p[add]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile;… …
