ADJECTIVE | all | paltry, negligible, trifling | not worth considering |
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all | paltry, measly, miserable | contemptibly small in amount |
Sounds | pao'ltriy | |
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Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... |
Meaning | not worth considering. | |
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Example | "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost" | |
Synonyms | negligible, trifling | |
Broader | worthless | lacking in usefulness or value |
Spanish | insignificante | |
Catalan | insignificant, nimi | |
Nouns | paltriness | worthlessness due to insignificance |
Meaning | contemptibly small in amount. | |
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Example | "a paltry wage" | |
Synonyms | measly, miserable | |
Broader | meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy | Deficient in amount or quality or extent |
Spanish | insignificante, mezquino, miserable | |
Catalan | insignificant, mesquí, miserable | |
Nouns | paltriness | worthlessness due to insignificance |
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