Hyphenation of paltry

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word paltry? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of paltry:

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

Synonyms of paltry:

adj	negligible, trifling, worthless
adj	measly, miserable, meager, meagre, meagerly

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.