Associations to the word «Paltry»
Noun
- Sum
- Petty
- Grandeur
- Sancho
- Shilling
- Franc
- Rogue
- Vanity
- Mean
- Disdain
- Booty
- Semblance
- Trifle
- Coward
- Scorn
- Wretch
- Sake
- Jealousy
- Thou
- Excuse
- Pound
- Pretension
- Salary
- Dollar
- Toil
- Ambition
- Consideration
- Contempt
- Revenge
- Reverence
- Insult
- Motive
- Pension
- Compensation
- Million
- Bribe
- Planter
- Lash
- Strife
- Squire
- Shame
- Pride
- Sovereign
- Confine
- Fool
- Endeavour
- Excess
- Wealth
- Malice
- Trick
- Inflation
- Pity
- Fellow
- Laborer
- Dignity
- Fortune
- Allowance
- Folly
- Treasure
- Nay
- Sorcerer
- Lordship
Adjective
Wiktionary
PALTRY, adjective. Trashy, trivial, of little value
PALTRY, adjective. Meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
Dictionary definition
PALTRY, adjective. Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter".
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".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.