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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