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- [pawl-tree]
- /ˈpɔl tri/
- /ˈpɔːl.tri/
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- [pawl-tree]
- /ˈpɔl tri/
Definitions of paltry word
- adjective paltry ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum. 1
- adjective paltry utterly worthless. 1
- adjective paltry mean or contemptible: a paltry coward. 1
- adjective paltry small, insignificant 1
- adjective paltry A paltry amount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small. 0
- graded adjective paltry You can use paltry to describe something or someone that you consider to be small or unimportant. 0
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Origin of paltry
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Low German paltrig ragged, equivalent to *palter rag (dialectal German Palter) + -ig -y1
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Parts of speech for Paltry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paltry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
paltry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paltry
adj paltry
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
Antonyms for paltry
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