Both Uses
paltry
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
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- (Correcting himself—contemptuously): —They are paltry enough†
Act 3 *
- CYRANO: Permit that I express my gratitude... DE GUICHE: I know you love to fight against five score; You will not now complain of paltry odds.†
Act 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(paltry) insignificant in amount or quality
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)