PALTRY


Meaning of PALTRY in English

adj. (paltrier, paltriest) worthless, contemptible, trifling. paltriness n.

[ 16th c.: f. paltry trash app. f. palt, pelt rubbish + -RY (cf. trumpery): cf. LG paltrig ragged ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.