1. the quality of being insignificant, worthless, or contemptibly small in amount

Examples

• The paltriness of his salary made it difficult to support his family.
• She was shocked by the paltriness of the reward offered for such dangerous work.
• The paltriness of their donation seemed insulting given their wealth.
• He complained about the paltriness of the portions at the expensive restaurant.
• The paltriness of the evidence made the case difficult to prosecute.
• Despite the paltriness of her savings, she decided to help her neighbor.