Paltry has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
"piffling efforts"
"a trifling matter"
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"
3
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
Example Sentences
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
adjective
"piffling efforts"
adjective
"a trifling matter"
adjective
"a measly tip"
adjective
"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
adjective
"a paltry wage"
adjective
"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
adjective