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Significados de paltry en inglés

Contemptibly small in amount.

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Not worth considering.

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Examples for "miserable"
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It is hard in the stationary, and miserable in the declining state.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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You behold in me the most miserable monarch in all the world.
The Emerald City of Oz
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He was miserable; he had no confidence in himself, in his future.
Coningsby; Or, The New Generation
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The idea-themiserable fancy rather-hasterribly corrupted the preaching of the gospel.
The Hope of the Gospel
5
They lived in dirty houses situated in miserable parts of the slums.
The Story of Mankind
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You are the measly Johnny Reb I brought in day before yesterday.
My Lady of the North
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Holder of a measly 12 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
News.com.au
3
Hoffenheim, meanwhile, have only managed one measly win since the winter break.
The Guardian
4
They snatch at a little measly advantage and miss the big one.
Poor White: A Novel
5
Last night's cab fare made a sizeable dent in my measly treasury.
Dark Matter
Uso de paltry en inglés
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Food was paltry and hygienic conditions often dismal in damp overcrowded cells.
Reuters
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August's no confidence motion saw him survive by a paltry 11 votes.
The South African
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He played a paltry six games for seven clubs over 16 years.
The Guardian
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My paltry three days of gym training that month weren't kicking in.
Climbing Magazine
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The Government's reaction so far has been to produce one paltry leaflet.
The Irish Times
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But rival ambitions and paltry jealousies divided the leaders of the Revolution.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol....
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For the next three nights the paltry rules of society are forfeit.
Ruthless
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Their counterparts on the American side could only manage a paltry two.
The Irish Times
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That dowry would more than cover the paltry debt upon the lands.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 06
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That paltry sum was all that stood between them and financial disaster.
Do you take this rebel?
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I only knew my father as a reluctant and paltry monthly check.
Ebony
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Put in a paltry thousand or two, and you shall go halves.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 17
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Lady Bassett looked up, and saw this paltry suspicion in his face.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
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That is how Anning, with his paltry 19 votes, got into parliament.
News.com.au
15
How many of your sex have sold their honor for paltry lucre.
The Young Maiden
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I have taken his paltry money-itwent last night to a hospital.
The Double Traitor
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