WOTD and QOTD

Word of the Day

paltry (pɔltri , పొల్ట్రీ)
Example
The paltry wages that he used to give us were barely enough to cover our eating expenses.
Definition
adjective

  1. contemptibly small in amount
    Synonyms:  measly, miserable
    “a measly tip”

    “a paltry wage”

    “almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans”

    “the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief”

  2. not worth considering
    Synonyms:  negligible, trifling
    “a trifling matter”

    “he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”

    “piffling efforts”

Quote of the Day

“Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.”

William Arthur Ward

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