Definitions for paltry

paltry pal·try

Spelling: [pawl-tree]
IPA: /ˈpɔl tri/

Paltry is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 109 anagrams from letters in paltry (alprty).

Definitions for paltry

adjective

  1. ridiculously or insultingly small:
  2. utterly worthless.
  3. mean or contemptible:

Origin of paltry

1560-70; Low German paltrig ragged, equivalent to *palter rag (dialectal German Palter) + -ig -y1

Examples for paltry

Yes, women make up 45% of the Swedish parliament compared to a paltry 18% in the U.S Congress.

The poor thing's vengeance was theatrical and paltry, but what of the man, wherever he was?

In all these elections, it was the suburbs—not paltry gains in the cities—that made the difference.

Salem the prep school kid felt so slighted by a paltry $3 million bonus in 2011 that he left the firm.

Duncan dismissed this paltry consideration with a princely gesture.

What's that paltry hundred or two, compared with the millions I shall make?

It was a paltry consolation, perhaps, but it was the best that then occurred to me.

Lugging a fellow up for a pitiful, paltry sum of twenty pounds!

Also shown are the (paltry) sums spent by each organization on candidates and campaigns.

In his first season as owner of the San Diego Clippers, the team drew a paltry 4,344 fans a game.

Word Value for paltry
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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