Today’s Words That Work: Paltry

By Early To Rise | Wed, Feb 3, 2010 |

  

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Paltry (PAWL-tree) — from the Greek for “ragged” — means ridiculously or insultingly small in amount; not worth considering.

Example (as used by Simon Jerdon today): “The cost of his help reduced our paltry profit… to less than nothing.”

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