Associations to the word «Paltry»
Noun
- Wicket
- Lodging
- Sell
- Narrow
- Earning
- Injustice
- Glory
- Batting
- Sacrifice
- Pleasure
- Sooner
- Happiness
- Cent
- Purse
- Passion
- Wage
- Price
- Plea
- Tis
- Money
- Few
- Gentleman
- Spectacle
- Perhaps
- Traveller
- Disguise
- Wit
- Delight
- Creature
- Genius
- Exploit
- Merit
- Vengeance
- Devil
- Inventory
- Pursuit
- Thing
- Distinction
- Flesh
- Foreigner
- Evil
- Whole
- Sympathy
- Thousand
- Affection
- Caesar
- Prosperity
- Venus
- Voyage
- Spite
- Matter
- Nothing
- Consequence
- Comfort
- True
- Manner
Adjective
Wiktionary
PALTRY, adjective. Trashy, trivial, of little value
PALTRY, adjective. Meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
Dictionary definition
PALTRY, adjective. Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter".
PALTRY, adjective. Contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans".
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.