(adj) contemptibly small in amount, Syn. miserable, paltry, Example:a measly tip; the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief; a paltry wage; almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
(adj) not worth considering, Syn. trifling, paltry, Example:he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost; piffling efforts; a trifling matter