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paltry <-ier, -iest> [ˈpɔ:ltrɪ] ADJ

1. paltry (small and worth little):

paltry

пустяко́вый

paltry

незначи́тельный

2. paltry (of poor quality):

paltry

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The budding tourism industry brought to the mountains wealthy city dwellers with a somewhat arrogant attitude and a paltry knowledge of the countryside. en.wikipedia.org

They were making a very paltry salary, for someone who actually "designed" the games that made the company millions of dollars. en.wikipedia.org

She appeared in 25 games, managing only 2 hits in 50 at bats for a paltry.040 batting average. en.wikipedia.org

On the contrary, the dealer (shopowner) earns a paltry 12% of the pump price as his earning. en.wikipedia.org

Through mid-2000 the company collected a paltry $3.5 million from a $95 million investment. en.wikipedia.org

They had covered the 10.1km 1 climb in 39 '05, for a paltry pace of 15.05km/h 2. en.wikipedia.org

He was a huge liability at bat, however, hitting a paltry.149 (41-for-275). en.wikipedia.org

They drew a paltry 1,200 in a building that held 3,500. en.wikipedia.org

It earned a paltry $5.6 million domestically on a budget of $47 million and grossed only $12.3 million worldwide. en.wikipedia.org

In the "licitacin" of that year, it received a paltry 1 1/2 hours a week of programming. en.wikipedia.org

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