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Degraded vs Paltry - What's the difference?

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Degraded is a related term of paltry.


As adjectives the difference between degraded and paltry

is that degraded is feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect while paltry is trashy, trivial, of little value.

As a verb degraded

is (degrade).

degraded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
    • The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. — Motley.
  • (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
    • Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. — Dana.
  • (heraldry) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.

    • Synonyms

    * humiliated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (degrade)

    • 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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