the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or quality of being paltry.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being paltry, vile, or worthless.
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n. worthlessness due to insignificance
Word Usage
"But to critics, that same proportional paltriness of what's gained make the abuses and errors suffered under the 287 (g) program even less justifiable: rough means to ultimately puny ends."