paltry \pal"try\ paddl"try^, a. compar. paltrier
   paddl"tri^~er; superl. paltriest. cf. prov. e.
   paltry refuse, rubbish, lg. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a
   rag, a tatter, dan. pialt, sw. palta, pl. paltor.
   mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
   trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --cowper.
   1913 webster

         the paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --byron.
   1913 webster

   syn: see contemptible.
        1913 webster
see also:
paltrier paltriest contemptible 

paltry
     adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry
            for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a
            trifling matter" syn: negligible, trifling
     2: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company
        donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry
        wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried
        beans" syn: measly, miserable
     also: paltriest, paltrier
see also:
negligible trifling measly miserable paltriest paltrier 

paltrier
     see paltry
see also:
paltry