Paultry vs. Paltry
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Difference Between Paultry and Paltry
Paultryadjective
obsolete form of paltry
Paltryadjective
Lacking in importance or worth.
Paltryadjective
Very small or inadequate in amount; negligible
was paid a paltry sum for his work.Paltryadjective
Marked by meanness or lack of generosity; contemptible
"I would far rather burn my whole book, than that he or any other man should think that I had behaved in a paltry spirit" (Charles Darwin).Paltryadjective
trashy, trivial, of little value
This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.She made some paltry excuse and left.Paltryadjective
Of little monetary worth
Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans.ADVERTISEMENT
Paltryadjective
not worth considering;
he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must costpiffling effortsa trifling matterPaltryadjective
contemptibly small in amount;
a measly tipthe company donated a miserable $100 for flood reliefa paltry wagealmost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
