Paltry
Paltry adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Shrunken and paltry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrunken" instead an adjective "Paltry".
Nearby Word: paltriness
Shrunken
Shrunken adjective - Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
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Shrunken and Paltry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/shrunken
Paltry & Shrunken. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/shrunken>.
Shrunken or Paltry. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/shrunken.
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