paltry
adjective (paltrier, paltriest)
Everyday
Paltry means very small, too little to be worth much: a paltry sum of money. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, a paltry reward or gift that makes someone angry; in talk, a paltry amount means hardly anything
Examples
- The king offered a paltry reward for the lost cow. tree →
- He gave her a paltry handful of coins. tree →
- It was a paltry risk, not worth worrying about. tree →
Note
nothing for maths; «paltry» only tells you the amount is small, so use the number the problem gives.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «paltry» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «paltry» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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