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paltry
adjective as in poor; worthless
Example Sentences
The current Dodgers employed five different starters who combined for a paltry 21.1 innings.
The Bruins stumbled a week ago in their attempt to revive their run game against an average defense, rushing for just 36 yards in 26 carries — a paltry average of 1.4 yards.
It still took the Trojans a whole half to adjust to a one-dimensional Michigan offense, which managed a paltry 32 yards through the air.
That isn't good, but it's an improvement over the rare readers, who meet their goals a paltry 3.7% of the time.
Over those years, the net number of available hydrogen stations increased by a paltry two.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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