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  1. 1. superl. Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. not worth considering Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. contemptibly small in amount Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. Cowper. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. Byron. Syn. -- See Contemptible. Source: webster
  5. 5. Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. Cowper.The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. Byron. Source: adambom
  6. 6. j:100 s not worth considering s contemptibly small in amount Source: ecdict

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