Less and Paltry

Less

Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

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

Nearby Words: lessen, lessening

Paltry

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

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

Nearby Word: paltriness

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Castle of the Winds The Junk Shop will buy anything (and is the only one to accept cursed and broken items)... but only for a paltry 25 copper pieces or less; sold items disappear for good.
  • Characters / Eternal Sonata However, this cuts into his damage potential immensely, as he gets far fewer turns, and his high ATK stat is less impressive than it may seem, as his specials are actually rather paltry compared to other members of the team.
  • Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe Spain is ranked 12th on numbers of Steam users, while Latin American countries (excluding Brazil, for obvious reasons) like Argentina are ranked 23th, despite having more or less the same population than Spain, and the aforementioned Mexico in a paltry 34th.
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