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- pronunciation:
- pawl
tri
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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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
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| related words: |
flimsy, frugal, little, low, meager, mean, mere, minor, pathetic, petty, poor, puny, scanty, slight, slim, small, stingy, trivial, worthless |
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| derivations: |
paltrily (adv.), paltriness (n.) |
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