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Of a very small or negligible amount
“It yielded to the great bard only a paltry five pounds.”
Having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled
“The farmhouse stood right in the middle of the fields with only a paltry row of shade trees to the south along the driveway.”
Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention
“He was our coachman, and my father once had him arrested, on account of some paltry offense, for twenty-four hours.”
Deserving of hatred and contempt
“They saw immediately the insidious nature of the principle involved in this paltry scheme.”
Low in quality or below expectations
“These same gentry made them in shakudo, but with paltry workmanship, making up for their deficiencies with plenty of gold and silver.”
Lacking in credibility, or failing to convince
“The fellow then made some paltry excuse for being absent from church.”
Lacking conviction or force
“She rolled her lips inward, a paltry attempt at disguising the humor she'd been squelching.”
Of low social, administrative, or political rank
“Do you take me for some paltry plebeian, that I should examine the price of every article?”
Contemptuous of what is right, decent or honorable
“But I know ye, Sirrah, know all your paltry tricks, your devious windings, quirks, and shiftings, and will uncase ye to the world.”
Requiring or involving very little or no effort
Displaying severe degradation and neglect
(colloquial) Not important or worthy of note
Restricted or low in size or space
Emphasizing insignificance
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