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paltry [ˈpɔ:ltri, Am ˈpɑ:l-] ADJ

1. paltry sum, debts:

paltry

2. paltry excuse:

paltry

marny

paltry

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Through mid-2000 the company collected a paltry $3.5 million from a $95 million investment. en.wikipedia.org

In 1991, the highly reclusive union leader was earning $412,000 a year while most of his members made a paltry $29,800 a year. en.wikipedia.org

He averaged a paltry 4.28 with the bat. en.wikipedia.org

Anything less than three days was considered paltry. en.wikipedia.org

The total growth of farm sector has recorded a 4.39% increase in 2012-13, over a paltry 1.3% growth in the previous fiscal. en.wikipedia.org

He reportedly brought it for a paltry sum of 1000 pounds. en.wikipedia.org

The budding tourism industry brought to the mountains wealthy city dwellers with a somewhat arrogant attitude and a paltry knowledge of the countryside. en.wikipedia.org

The paltry tyrannulet is an active bird, usually seen alone or in pairs high in trees. en.wikipedia.org

This time it was awarded a paltry 4 in damages of the 150m it was seeking. en.wikipedia.org

In the first season, the factory processed a paltry 13,185 tons of beets, into 1528 tons of sugar. en.wikipedia.org

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