definition of
[paltry]

[1] #1 paltry s. [negligible, trifling] not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter". wn

[2] #2 paltry s. [measly, miserable] 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". wn