PALTRY
\pˈɔːltɹɪ], \pˈɔːltɹɪ], \p_ˈɔː_l_t_ɹ_ɪ]\
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Worthless; contemptible; pitiful; small; as, a paitry gift to charity.
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Paltriness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Paltriness.
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Mean: vile: worthless.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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