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paltriest

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
paltry \pal"try\ (p[add]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. Paltrier (p[add]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Paltriest .] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; ...

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativepaltry)

Usage examples of paltriest.

Hardly a week passes now without some soldier who braved death in the field so recklessly that he was decorated or specially commended for it, being haled before our magistrates for having failed to resist the paltriest temptations of peace, with no better excuse than the old one that "a man must live.

Nick him for the paltriest sum, and he lets out a squawk you can hear at Land's End.