PALTRIER
PALTRY
measly, miserable, paltry
(adjective) 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”
negligible, paltry, trifling
(adjective) not worth considering; “he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”; “piffling efforts”; “a trifling matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
paltrier
comparative form of paltry
Anagrams
• pre-trial, pretrial
Source: Wiktionary
PALTRY
Pal"try, a. [Compar. Paltrier (; superl. Paltriest.] Etym: [Cf. Prov.
E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged, palte, palter, a
rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.]
Definition: Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. Cowper.
The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. Byron.
Syn.
– See Contemptible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition