Of all the many millions of things that I might do, the things that are worth doing are but a paltry few.
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Paltry
/ˈpɔltɹi/
Synonyms for "paltry" (207 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(10 words)
inadequateinsignificantmeagermeager crowdmeager evidencemeanmeasliestmeaslyminuscule scriptmiserable
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9 entriesbare supplyinsubstantial suminsufficient fundingmeager amountmeasly attemptsnegligible percentagepaltry excusesscant resourcesshabby workmanship
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6 entriespaltry amountpaltry evidencepaltry excusespaltry gainspaltry performancepaltry sum
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6 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The electric things have their life too. Paltry as those lives are.
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They apologize for the paltry offering and hope you'll accept $50,000.
Source: tatoeba (9003481)
Why do you want to work for a paltry sum?
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