paltry

英 ['pɔːltrɪ; 'pɒl-] 美['pɔltri]

1. not worth considering;: "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"

2. contemptibly small in amount;: "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"