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Paltry

adjective

/ˈpɑltɹi/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.adjectiveTrashy, trivial, of little value.

"She made some paltry excuse and left."

2.adjectiveOf little monetary worth.

"Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?"

Synonyms

insignificant petty trivial unimportant meager pitiful trifling worthless meagerly negligible miserable measly

Rhymes With

hall tree snowball tree cannonball tree fault tree ball tree call tree default tree overall tree

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