Paltrier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paltry \pal"try\ (p[add]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier}
     (p[add]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E.
     paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a
     rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.]
     Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
     trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper.


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           The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.
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     Syn: See {Contemptible}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paltry
       adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry
              for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a
              trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {trifling}]
       2: 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" [syn: {measly}, {miserable}]
       [also: {paltriest}, {paltrier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paltrier
       See {paltry}