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Paltry
Paltry adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Close and paltry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Paltry".
Nearby Word: paltriness
Both words in one sentence
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This weapon has rather paltry damage and is bad for close range because you have to ready arrows all the time, but it has the highest headshot damage in the game.
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Paltry and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/paltry
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