
[Probably from obsolete and dialectal paltry, trash, perhaps from Low German paltrig, ragged, from palte, rag.]
paltrily pal'tri·ly adv.
adjective
Definition: very poor; worthless
Antonyms: considerable, important, rich, significant, substantial, wealthy, worthy
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
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
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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