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pal•try



Pronunciation: (pôl'trē), [key]
—adj., -tri•er, -tri•est.
1. ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
2. utterly worthless.
3. mean or contemptible: a paltry coward.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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