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Ignominious vs Paltry - What's the difference?

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Ignominious is a related term of paltry.


As adjectives the difference between ignominious and paltry

is that ignominious is marked by shame or disgrace while paltry is trashy, trivial, of little value.

ignominious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by shame or disgrace.
  • *1902 , Thomas Ebenezer Webb, The Mystery of William Shakespeare: A Summary of Evidence , page 242:
    • Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl.
  • *
    • In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year.

    Synonyms

    * debasing * degrading * humiliating

    Derived terms

    * ignominiously

    Related terms

    * ignominy

    paltry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • trashy, trivial, of little value
    • This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.
    She made some paltry excuse and left.
  • meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
    • Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?
    Student grants these days are paltry , and many students have to take out loans.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "paltry" is often applied: sum, rate, amount, number, price, salary, wages, fellow, pay, excuse, income, gain, compensation.

    Anagrams

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