Poor and Paltry

Poor

Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band

Paltry is a synonym for poor in good topic. In some cases you can use "Paltry" instead an adjective "Poor", when it comes to topics like lowly, wretched, deficient, meagre.

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Paltry

Paltry adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa

Poor is a synonym for paltry in good topic. You can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Paltry", if it concerns topics such as wretched.

Nearby Word: paltriness
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