| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a paltry manner.[Websters]
2. In a trivial, slight or slim manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an inferior or mediocre manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a ragged, dismal, godforsaken or forlorn manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a bad, venomous, grave, perverse or worse manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a sad or leaden manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an infelicitous or disastrous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a foul or black manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an obscure or malicious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective paltry.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (paltry) | 1. Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost".[Wordnet]. 2. Contemptibly small in amount; "a paltry wage".[Wordnet]. 3. Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.[Websters]. 4. Being miserable, shabby, wretched, poor or abject.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being pitiful, pitiable, parched, piteous or pathetic.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being petty, trifling, insignificant, trivial or small.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being vile, villainous, nasty, foul or ugly.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being shoddy, rotten, bad, evil or wicked.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being little or niggling.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb paltrily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "PALTRILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: paltry
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Ragged; mean; vile; worthless; despicable; as a paltry boy; a paltry slave; a paltry trifle.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income? Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans. (references) | 2: [Adjective] trashy, trivial, of little value This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product. She made some paltry excuse and left. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
