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paltrier

paltrier is the comparative form of paltry.

Meaning of paltry

Adjective

paltry (comparative paltrier, superlative paltriest)

  1. Trashy, trivial, of little value.
    • This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.
  2. Of little monetary worth.
    • Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?
  3. Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.
    • a paltry coward

Questions about paltrier

What is paltrier the comparative form of?
Paltrier is the comparative form of paltry.

Words near paltrier in the dictionary

  1. paltiks
  2. Paltit
  3. paltock
  4. paltocks
  5. paltok
  6. paltrier
  7. paltriest
  8. paltrily
  9. paltriness
  10. paltrinesses
  11. paltrok

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