1 not worth considering; "he considered the prize
too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a
trifling matter" [syn:
negligible,
trifling]
2 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" [syn:
measly,
miserable] [also:
paltriest,
paltrier]paltrier See
paltry