paltry

• His figures were paltry, his thoughts narrowed down, and his very sincerity made corrupt by spiritual pride. —  Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Vol. I
• NEISSE IS BOMBARDED Neisse, which Friedrich calls a paltry hamlet (BICOQUE) is a pleasant strongly fortified Town, then of perhaps 6 or 8,000 inhabitants, now of double that number; stands on the right or south bank of the Neisse,--at this day, on both banks. —  History of Friedrich II of Prussia
• Where the lights of the city seemed pale and paltry, the flames of the hundreds of campfires and bonfires in the Tent City blazed in the night. —  Prayers to Broken Stones
• Our knowledge of how our own planet behaves is paltry, and space travel could play a role here. —  innovations-report
• How paltry are all party questions in the presence of an issue so transcendent as this! —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

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