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paltry(dictionary)

paltry (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: paltry 'worthless material' (16-19 centuries)]
a paltry amount of something is too small to be useful or important
:: paltry sum of money
::He received only a paltry ¡ê25 a day.
formal unimportant or worthless
::paltry issues