paltry

英 ['pɔːltrɪ; 'pɒl-] 美['pɔltri]

• adj. 不足取的；无价值的；琐碎的；卑鄙的

1. not worth considering;

"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"

"piffling efforts"

"a trifling matter"

2. contemptibly small in amount;

"a measly tip"

"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"

"a paltry wage"

"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"