Pal"try (?), a.
[Compar. Paltrier (?);
superl. Paltriest.] [Cf. Prov. E.
paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged,
palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw.
palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless;
despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry
excuse; paltry gold. Cowper.
The paltry prize is hardly worth the
cost.
Byron.
Syn. -- See Contemptible.