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Paltry vs Poultry - What's the difference?

paltry | poultry |

As an adjective paltry

is trashy, trivial, of little value.

As a noun poultry is

domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs.

As a proper noun Poultry is

a street in the City between Cheapside and Cornhill.

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

    * *

    poultry

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs)
  • the meat from a domestic fowl

    • Related terms

    * poult * poulter * poulterer