Inferior, despicable, , trivial, meager. The most common meaning is inferior, but for some reason, we all know the least common definition, which is "Meager." A sentence for :Meager" is: The rich man was so cheap that he gave a paltry contribution for the victims of the recent Earthquake in Chile.The most common meaning "Inferior" will have an example of the following sentence: Your car is so old, that it is far more paltry than mine.