Associations to the word «Paltry»

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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca