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paltry
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adjective
(= trifling)
not worth considering
he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
piffling efforts
a trifling matter
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adjective
(= measly, miserable)
contemptibly small in amount
a measly tip
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
a paltry wage
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
tyrannulet
noun
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Any of about 50 bird species in the tyrant flycatcher family, distinguished by their small size.