paltry
/ˈpɔːltri/adjective
उच्चारण पॉल्ट्री
नगण्य, तुच्छ, बहुत थोड़ा, मामूली
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(of an amount) too small to be considered important or useful; worthless
नगण्य, तुच्छ, बहुत थोड़ा, मामूली
- The workers were offered a paltry raise of fifty rupees a month.
- a paltry excuse
- He earned a paltry sum for a week of hard work.
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- The shop gave a paltry discount of two per cent.
- Her paltry savings could not pay for the operation.
Synonyms meagre trivial insignificant petty derisory
Opposite substantial considerable generous ample
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pal·try
With -try (not 'paltary' or 'poltry'); do not confuse with poultry (farm birds) or petty.
अंत में -try ('paltary' या 'poltry' गलत है); इसे poultry (मुर्गी-पालन) या petty से भ्रमित न करें।
?Which word?
Keep the small-amount words together: paltry, meagre, derisory, negligible.
कम मात्रा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: paltry, meagre, derisory, negligible।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A paltry sum, a paltry excuse.
Collocations: a paltry sum (बहुत मामूली रकम), a paltry excuse (कमज़ोर और बेकार बहाना)। Paltry का अर्थ है नगण्य या तुच्छ।