adj.微不足道的;琐碎的;无价值的;可鄙的
His influence on this matter is paltry. 他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。
This is a paltry sum to pay for such a masterpiece. 对这样一部杰作只付这么一点钱, 未免太少了。
How can you deliberately get up such paltry falsehoods? 你怎么能故意编造出这么卑鄙的谎话?