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Paltry

paltry /ˈpɔːltrɪ, ˈpɒl-/ adj. (paltrier, paltriest) worthless, contemptible, trifling. [16th c.: f. paltry trash app. f. palt, pelt rubbish + -RY (cf. trumpery): cf. LG paltrig ragged]

Definition courtesy of the Concise Oxford Dictionary