paltrier
Even more worthless
Paltrier is the comparative form of paltry, meaning more worthless, trivial, or contemptibly small.
A paltry sum is insultingly meager; a paltrier one is worse still: They offered an even paltrier settlement than before.
Even more worthless
Paltrier is the comparative form of paltry, meaning more worthless, trivial, or contemptibly small.
A paltry sum is insultingly meager; a paltrier one is worse still: They offered an even paltrier settlement than before.
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Even more worthless
Paltrier is the comparative form of paltry, meaning more worthless, trivial, or contemptibly small.
A paltry sum is insultingly meager; a paltrier one is worse still: They offered an even paltrier settlement than before.
1. insignificance — meaner, More unkind or stingy; smaller (Of reduced magnitude); lesser (Lower in degree); pettier (More small-minded); slighter · shabbier · scantier
2. inadequacy — meager, Deficient in quantity; scantier (More limited in amount); skimpier (More meager or sparse); poorer (Less well-off); feebler · weaker · thinner · sparser · lousier · crummier · shoddier · flimsier
significance/worthpaltrier ≠ grander More magnificent or impressive; worthier · nobler · more important · weightier · loftier
size/amountpaltrier ≠ grander More magnificent or impressive; larger · greater · bigger · vaster · heftier
paltriness, paltriest
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/paltrier