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paltry(adjective) Contemptibly small in amount. Synonyms: petty, trivial, trifling, beggarly, derisory, measly, piddlingUsage: The miserly millionaire was criticized for his paltry donation, but even public shaming was not enough to make him part with more money.
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The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom.
- Mahatma Gandhi
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Paltry:
Adjective:
(Of an amount) very small or meagre.
"She would earn a paltry £33 more a month"
Synonyms :
small
meagre
trifling
insignificant
negligible
inadequate
insufficient
scant
scanty
derisory
pitiful
Oxford Dictionary
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(adjective) Contemptibly small in amount.
Synonyms: petty, trivial, trifling, beggarly, derisory, measly, piddling
Usage: The miserly millionaire was criticized for his paltry donation, but even public shaming was not enough to make him part with more money.
Skimpy. Chincy.
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trashy, worthless
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