Paltry
Paltry adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: a paltry, underhanded scheme to get someone fired
Repulsive and paltry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repulsive" instead an adjective "Paltry".
Nearby Word: paltriness
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Repulsive and Paltry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/repulsive
Paltry & Repulsive. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/repulsive>.
Repulsive or Paltry. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/repulsive.
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