paltry 音标拼音: [p'ɔltri]
a . 不足取的,琐碎的
不足取的,琐碎的
paltry adj 1 :
not worth considering ; "
he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost "; "
piffling efforts ";
"
a trifling matter " [
synonym : {
negligible }, {
paltry },
{
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 " [
synonym :
{
measly }, {
miserable }, {
paltry }]
paltry \
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Compar . {
Paltrier }
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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 ]
148 Moby Thesaurus words for "
paltry ":
Lenten ,
Mickey Mouse ,
Spartan ,
abject ,
abominable ,
abstemious ,
arrant ,
ascetic ,
atrocious ,
austere ,
base ,
beggarly ,
beneath contempt ,
borne ,
cheap ,
cheesy ,
coarse ,
common ,
contemptible ,
crummy ,
debased ,
degraded ,
depraved ,
despicable ,
dirty ,
disgusting ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
execrable ,
exiguous ,
flagrant ,
foul ,
fourth -
class ,
frugal ,
fulsome ,
gaudy ,
gimcracky ,
grave ,
gross ,
heinous ,
illiberal ,
impoverished ,
inconsequential ,
inconsiderable ,
ineffectual ,
inferior ,
insignificant ,
irregular ,
jejune ,
lean ,
limited ,
little ,
low ,
low -
class ,
low -
down ,
low -
grade ,
low -
quality ,
low -
test ,
lumpen ,
mangy ,
meager ,
mean ,
measly ,
meretricious ,
mingy ,
miserable ,
miserly ,
monstrous ,
narrow ,
nefarious ,
niggardly ,
obnoxious ,
odious ,
parsimonious ,
pathetic ,
petty ,
picayune ,
piddling ,
pitiable ,
pitiful ,
poky ,
poor ,
punk ,
puny ,
rank ,
reptilian ,
rubbishy ,
sad ,
scabby ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scrawny ,
scrimp ,
scrimpy ,
scrubby ,
scruffy ,
scummy ,
scurvy ,
scuzzy ,
second -
best ,
second -
class ,
seedy ,
set ,
shabby ,
shoddy ,
skimp ,
skimpy ,
sleazy ,
slender ,
slight ,
slim ,
small ,
sorry ,
spare ,
sparing ,
squalid ,
starvation ,
stingy ,
stinted ,
straitened ,
stunted ,
subsistence ,
tacky ,
tatty ,
thin ,
third -
class ,
third -
rate ,
tinny ,
trashy ,
trifling ,
trivial ,
trumpery ,
two -
for -
a -
cent ,
two -
for -
a -
penny ,
twopenny ,
twopenny -
halfpenny ,
unchivalrous ,
ungenerous ,
unimportant ,
unmentionable ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
valueless ,
vile ,
watered ,
watery ,
worthless ,
wretched
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PALTRY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The adjective paltry, which dates to the mid-16th century, originally described things considered worthless, or of very low quality, but it's gained a number of meanings over the centuries, none of which are complimentary
PALTRY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com PALTRY definition: ridiculously or insultingly small See examples of paltry used in a sentence
PALTRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary The paltry number of participants means that one cranky patient's complaint -- or a rave from one doctor's relative -- can skew a rating
paltry - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective paltry (comparative paltrier, superlative paltriest) Trashy, trivial, of little value Synonyms: insignificant, unimportant, petty, trivial, beggarly This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product She made some paltry excuse and left
paltry, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary paltry, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
paltry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of paltry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Paltry - definition of paltry by The Free Dictionary Marked by meanness or lack of generosity; contemptible: "I would far rather burn my whole book, than that he or any other man should think that I had behaved in a paltry spirit" (Charles Darwin)
Paltry Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Trashy, trivial, of little value This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product She made some paltry excuse and left
PALTRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary You can use paltry to describe something or someone that you consider to be small or unimportant The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns
Paltry (adjective) – Meaning and Examples - Better Words What does paltry mean? Meager, insignificant, or of very little value, typically in terms of quantity, quality, or importance "He thought the paltry crowd at the concert was a disappointment "