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. [1913 Webster] The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Contemptible}. [1913 Webster] 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]: paltriest See {paltry}
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