Search Result:paltry
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋpɒltrI 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊpɒːltri 〕
Overview of adj paltry
The adj paltry has 2 senses
- negligible, paltry, trifling -- (not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter")
- measly, miserable, paltry -- (contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans")