Definition of paltry in English:

paltry

adjectivepaltrier, paltriest ˈpɔːltriˈpɒltriˈpɔltri

1(of an amount) very small or meagre.
非常少的；微不足道的
she would earn a paltry £33 more a month
她将每月多挣区区33镑。
Example sentencesExamples
- They want to take the music channels to the court for paying paltry amounts for playing their music.
- Players should not have to sell their marketing rights for paltry sums.
- Over the past few years sales have rocketed, as people look for a safe home for their investments in the face of turbulent stock markets and paltry interest rates.
- But it's still going to be paltry amounts whichever way you slice it.
- This paltry bit extra will soon be used up once the council tax bill arrives.
- He described the 12.7m that will go towards education programmes as a paltry amount.
- The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities.
- Though the battle of wills between the two of them is the focus of the film, it generates a paltry amount of drama.
- The paltry sum of Raith's first-half efforts amounted to one shot off target and a corner kick.
- Not only is the monetary compensation being offered by the government a paltry amount, but inflation will erode its value over time.
- But the question to pose is, how far can one go using his or her own paltry resources in these hard economic times?
- The only concessions remained limited to some paltry oversight additions.
- There is some insurance available, although the amount of coverage is paltry.
- This paltry amount isn't even enough to heat a cup of coffee, let alone travel to another planet.
- Last year trade between China and Russia amounted to a paltry $5.7 billion.
- It still represents a paltry amount to live on, but is nevertheless something which should have been done a long time ago.
- The council says the reason it has had to make cuts is because it has received a paltry amount of grant from the Government.
- Until two years ago, we had resources so paltry that it amounted to criminal negligence.
- When someone offered him a paltry amount to take the business off his hands, however, Hughes realised he was not about to give up that easily.
- The loss of such a paltry amount on its own wouldn't have much impact on the oil market, experts say.
Synonyms
small, meagre, trifling, insignificant, negligible, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, derisory, pitiful, pitiable, pathetic, miserable, sorry, wretched, puny, trivial, niggardly, beggarly, mean, ungenerous, inappreciable, mere
informal measly, piddling, piffling, mingy, poxy, dinky
rare exiguous
1. 1.1 Petty; trivial.
  细微的；微不足道的
  naval glory struck him as paltry
  海军的光荣在他看来微不足道。
  Example sentencesExamples
  What would I need with your paltry glory?
  He was our coachman, and my father once had him arrested, on account of some paltry offence, for twenty-four hours.
  Synonyms
  worthless, petty, trivial, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, of little account/consequence, meaningless, negligible, nugatory, minor, footling, contemptible
  informal penny-ante
  British informal twopenny, twopenny-halfpenny
  North American informal nickel-and-dime, picayune

Derivatives

paltriness

noun ˈpɒltrɪnəsˈpɔːltrɪnəsˈpɔltrinəs

Perhaps it's just that the power of the wind and rain remind me of the paltriness of the original irritation but I never fail to feel renewed by such weather.
Example sentencesExamples
- And in several cases, art that lives more in the mind than in the flesh suffers from the relative paltriness of the examples on view.
- The majority remain serenely intransigent about taking on serious commitments while berating the minority for the paltriness of their sacrifice.
- What will console us for life's ultimate paltriness?
- This result reflects the ruling arbitrariness in labour relations and the paltriness of the unions as counterpart to the State as employer.

Origin

Mid 16th century: apparently based on dialect pelt 'rubbish, especially rags'; compare with Low German paltrig 'ragged'.

Definition of paltry in US English:

paltry

adjectiveˈpɔltriˈpôltrē

1(of an amount) small or meager.
非常少的；微不足道的
she would earn a paltry $33 more each month
她将每月多挣区区33镑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Players should not have to sell their marketing rights for paltry sums.
- Though the battle of wills between the two of them is the focus of the film, it generates a paltry amount of drama.
- The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities.
- But the question to pose is, how far can one go using his or her own paltry resources in these hard economic times?
- The council says the reason it has had to make cuts is because it has received a paltry amount of grant from the Government.
- The loss of such a paltry amount on its own wouldn't have much impact on the oil market, experts say.
- Until two years ago, we had resources so paltry that it amounted to criminal negligence.
- Last year trade between China and Russia amounted to a paltry $5.7 billion.
- This paltry amount isn't even enough to heat a cup of coffee, let alone travel to another planet.
- The paltry sum of Raith's first-half efforts amounted to one shot off target and a corner kick.
- There is some insurance available, although the amount of coverage is paltry.
- This paltry bit extra will soon be used up once the council tax bill arrives.
- It still represents a paltry amount to live on, but is nevertheless something which should have been done a long time ago.
- Over the past few years sales have rocketed, as people look for a safe home for their investments in the face of turbulent stock markets and paltry interest rates.
- They want to take the music channels to the court for paying paltry amounts for playing their music.
- The only concessions remained limited to some paltry oversight additions.
- Not only is the monetary compensation being offered by the government a paltry amount, but inflation will erode its value over time.
- But it's still going to be paltry amounts whichever way you slice it.
- When someone offered him a paltry amount to take the business off his hands, however, Hughes realised he was not about to give up that easily.
- He described the 12.7m that will go towards education programmes as a paltry amount.
Synonyms
small, meagre, trifling, insignificant, negligible, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, derisory, pitiful, pitiable, pathetic, miserable, sorry, wretched, puny, trivial, niggardly, beggarly, mean, ungenerous, inappreciable, mere
1. 1.1 Petty; trivial.
  细微的；微不足道的
  naval glory struck him as paltry
  海军的光荣在他看来微不足道。
  Example sentencesExamples
  What would I need with your paltry glory?
  He was our coachman, and my father once had him arrested, on account of some paltry offence, for twenty-four hours.
  Synonyms
  worthless, petty, trivial, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, of little account, of little consequence, meaningless, negligible, nugatory, minor, footling, contemptible

Origin

Mid 16th century: apparently based on dialect pelt ‘rubbish, especially rags’; compare with Low German paltrig ‘ragged’.

词汇	paltry
释义	Definition of paltry in English: paltry adjectivepaltrier, paltriest ˈpɔːltriˈpɒltriˈpɔltri 1(of an amount) very small or meagre. 非常少的；微不足道的 she would earn a paltry £33 more a month 她将每月多挣区区33镑。 Example sentencesExamples They want to take the music channels to the court for paying paltry amounts for playing their music. Players should not have to sell their marketing rights for paltry sums. Over the past few years sales have rocketed, as people look for a safe home for their investments in the face of turbulent stock markets and paltry interest rates. But it's still going to be paltry amounts whichever way you slice it. This paltry bit extra will soon be used up once the council tax bill arrives. He described the 12.7m that will go towards education programmes as a paltry amount. The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities. Though the battle of wills between the two of them is the focus of the film, it generates a paltry amount of drama. The paltry sum of Raith's first-half efforts amounted to one shot off target and a corner kick. Not only is the monetary compensation being offered by the government a paltry amount, but inflation will erode its value over time. But the question to pose is, how far can one go using his or her own paltry resources in these hard economic times? The only concessions remained limited to some paltry oversight additions. There is some insurance available, although the amount of coverage is paltry. This paltry amount isn't even enough to heat a cup of coffee, let alone travel to another planet. Last year trade between China and Russia amounted to a paltry $5.7 billion. It still represents a paltry amount to live on, but is nevertheless something which should have been done a long time ago. The council says the reason it has had to make cuts is because it has received a paltry amount of grant from the Government. Until two years ago, we had resources so paltry that it amounted to criminal negligence. When someone offered him a paltry amount to take the business off his hands, however, Hughes realised he was not about to give up that easily. The loss of such a paltry amount on its own wouldn't have much impact on the oil market, experts say. Synonyms small, meagre, trifling, insignificant, negligible, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, derisory, pitiful, pitiable, pathetic, miserable, sorry, wretched, puny, trivial, niggardly, beggarly, mean, ungenerous, inappreciable, mere informal measly, piddling, piffling, mingy, poxy, dinky rare exiguous 1.1 Petty; trivial. 细微的；微不足道的 naval glory struck him as paltry 海军的光荣在他看来微不足道。 Example sentencesExamples What would I need with your paltry glory? He was our coachman, and my father once had him arrested, on account of some paltry offence, for twenty-four hours. Synonyms worthless, petty, trivial, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, of little account/consequence, meaningless, negligible, nugatory, minor, footling, contemptible informal penny-ante British informal twopenny, twopenny-halfpenny North American informal nickel-and-dime, picayune Derivatives paltriness noun ˈpɒltrɪnəsˈpɔːltrɪnəsˈpɔltrinəs Perhaps it's just that the power of the wind and rain remind me of the paltriness of the original irritation but I never fail to feel renewed by such weather. Example sentencesExamples And in several cases, art that lives more in the mind than in the flesh suffers from the relative paltriness of the examples on view. The majority remain serenely intransigent about taking on serious commitments while berating the minority for the paltriness of their sacrifice. What will console us for life's ultimate paltriness? This result reflects the ruling arbitrariness in labour relations and the paltriness of the unions as counterpart to the State as employer. Origin Mid 16th century: apparently based on dialect pelt 'rubbish, especially rags'; compare with Low German paltrig 'ragged'. Definition of paltry in US English: paltry adjectiveˈpɔltriˈpôltrē 1(of an amount) small or meager. 非常少的；微不足道的 she would earn a paltry $33 more each month 她将每月多挣区区33镑。 Example sentencesExamples Players should not have to sell their marketing rights for paltry sums. Though the battle of wills between the two of them is the focus of the film, it generates a paltry amount of drama. The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities. But the question to pose is, how far can one go using his or her own paltry resources in these hard economic times? The council says the reason it has had to make cuts is because it has received a paltry amount of grant from the Government. The loss of such a paltry amount on its own wouldn't have much impact on the oil market, experts say. Until two years ago, we had resources so paltry that it amounted to criminal negligence. Last year trade between China and Russia amounted to a paltry $5.7 billion. This paltry amount isn't even enough to heat a cup of coffee, let alone travel to another planet. The paltry sum of Raith's first-half efforts amounted to one shot off target and a corner kick. There is some insurance available, although the amount of coverage is paltry. This paltry bit extra will soon be used up once the council tax bill arrives. It still represents a paltry amount to live on, but is nevertheless something which should have been done a long time ago. Over the past few years sales have rocketed, as people look for a safe home for their investments in the face of turbulent stock markets and paltry interest rates. They want to take the music channels to the court for paying paltry amounts for playing their music. The only concessions remained limited to some paltry oversight additions. Not only is the monetary compensation being offered by the government a paltry amount, but inflation will erode its value over time. But it's still going to be paltry amounts whichever way you slice it. When someone offered him a paltry amount to take the business off his hands, however, Hughes realised he was not about to give up that easily. He described the 12.7m that will go towards education programmes as a paltry amount. Synonyms small, meagre, trifling, insignificant, negligible, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, derisory, pitiful, pitiable, pathetic, miserable, sorry, wretched, puny, trivial, niggardly, beggarly, mean, ungenerous, inappreciable, mere 1.1 Petty; trivial. 细微的；微不足道的 naval glory struck him as paltry 海军的光荣在他看来微不足道。 Example sentencesExamples What would I need with your paltry glory? He was our coachman, and my father once had him arrested, on account of some paltry offence, for twenty-four hours. Synonyms worthless, petty, trivial, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, of little account, of little consequence, meaningless, negligible, nugatory, minor, footling, contemptible Origin Mid 16th century: apparently based on dialect pelt ‘rubbish, especially rags’; compare with Low German paltrig ‘ragged’.
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