pal ‧ try /ˈpɔːltri $ ˈpɒːl-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: paltry 'worthless material' (16-19 centuries) ]
1 . a paltry amount of something is too small to be useful or important:
paltry sum of money
He received only a paltry £25 a day.
2 . formal unimportant or worthless SYN trivial :
paltry issues