paltry

adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry

for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a

trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {trifling}]

2: 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" [syn: {measly}, {miserable}]