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paltry
('p/O/ltr/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not worth considering(adj.all)
    Example:
    He considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost.
    source: wordnet30
  • contemptibly small in amount(adj.all)
    Example:
    A paltry wage.
    Synonym:
    measly, miserable
    source: wordnet30
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