Dictionary Entry
paltry
paltry is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.
- 2adjective
contemptibly small in amount
"a measly tip"
"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
- 3adjective
not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
"piffling efforts"
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