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Webster 1913 Edition

paltry

pal′try

(pa̤l′try̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Paltrier
(pa̤l′trĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Paltriest
.]
[Cf. Prov. E.
paltry
refuse, rubbish, LG.
palterig
ragged,
palte
,
palter
, a rag, a tatter, Dan.
pialt
, Sw.
palta
, pl.
paltor
.]
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling;
as, a
paltry
excuse;
paltry
gold.
Cowper.
The
paltry
prize is hardly worth the cost.
Byron.
Syn. – See
Contemptible
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Paltry

PAL'TRY

,
Adj.
[Gr. vile, and to fail.] Ragged; mean; vile; worthless; despicable; as a paltry boy; a paltry slave; a paltry trifle.

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