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Dictionary: pal·try   (pôl'trē) pronunciation
adj., -tri·er, -tri·est.
  1. Lacking in importance or worth. See synonyms at trivial.
  2. Wretched or contemptible.

[Probably from obsolete and dialectal paltry, trash, perhaps from Low German paltrig, ragged, from palte, rag.]

paltrily pal'tri·ly adv.
paltriness pal'tri·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.
  2. Of decidedly inferior quality: base2, cheap, lousy, miserable, poor, rotten, shoddy, sleazy, trashy. Informal cheesy. Slang crummy, schlocky. See good/bad.

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adj

Definition: very poor; worthless
Antonyms: considerable, important, rich, significant, substantial, wealthy, worthy


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Very small and almost worthless; trifling; petty.

pronunciation The paltry amount of snow was not enough to ski on.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ussel, elendig, kummerlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zonder waarde, verachtelijk

Français (French)
adj. - dérisoire, piètre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schäbig, armselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μηδαμινός, τιποτένιος, άθλιος, ασήμαντος

Italiano (Italian)
meschino, gretto, misero, spregevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sórdido, sem valor

Русский (Russian)
никчемный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - insignificante, ínfimo, miserable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - futtig, ynklig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不足取的, 琐碎的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不足取的, 瑣碎的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 하찮은, 무가치한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - つまらない, わずかな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رديء, حقير, خسيس, تافه, جدير بالازدراء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זעום, חסר-ערך, זניח, ראוי לבוז‬


 
 
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