paltry
UK /ˈpɒltɹi/ US /ˈpɔltɹi/
adj 3
Definitions
adj
1
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.
She made some paltry excuse and left.
2
Of little monetary worth.
Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?
Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans.
3
Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.
a paltry coward
"An aged man is but a paltry thing, / A tattered coat upon a stick"
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