Basic and Paltry

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Basic adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

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Paltry and basic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paltry" instead an adjective "Basic".

Nearby Words: base, basis, basically, basics, basicity

Paltry adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Basic and paltry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basic" instead an adjective "Paltry".

Nearby Word: paltriness

His Dann of Thursday hits like a truck, but its basic melee attack at a paltry 10 EN bypasses any barriers.

Source: Game Breaker / Super Robot Wars
It's due to the fact that the game's critical hit are absurdly high with single shot weapons (including the paltry P08) and you get infinite basic pistol ammo in the form of random ammo boxes.

Source: Video Game / Parasite Eve 2
The genre as a whole tends to follow this trope; no matter how big or badass your army gets by the end of the mission, in the next one you will not be allowed to bring them with you, having to start all over with a paltry few soldiers and basic buildings.

Source: Bag Of Spilling / Video Games

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