01 a. Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.
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Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.“The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost.” — Byron.
Syn.
See Contemptible.