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paltry
[/ˈpɔːltri/]
adjective
insignificante
1.
small or meager in amount; not worthy of consideration; trivial
The company offered him a paltry sum for his invention.
A empresa ofereceu a ele uma quantia insignificante pela sua invenção.
2.
contemptibly small; inadequate
The meal was paltry compared to what we paid.
A refeição era insignificante comparada ao que pagamos.
NYC Slang
chump change, chicken feed
Synonyms
meager
negligible
trivial
trifling
inadequate
pitiful
contemptible
Antonyms
substantial
considerable
generous
significant
adequate
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
insignificante, miserável, irrisório
most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
insignificante, risível
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
miserável, irrisório
colloquial usage
Portugal
negligenciável, mesquinho, irrisório
Portuguese variant usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
a paltry amount
paltry sum
paltry offering
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