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paltry
01
small or meager in amount, often considered inadequate
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most paltry
Comparative
more paltry
gradable
Examples
Despite working long hours, he earned only a paltry sum each month.
02
having little value or importance
Examples
The paltry excuse he provided for his absence was not convincing.
Lexical Tree
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