Dictionary definition for: Paltry
1. (s) not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost" "piffling efforts" "a trifling matter"
2. (s) 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"
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