Difference between Paltry and Trifling

PALTRY vs TRIFLING: NOUN

Mean; worthless; despicable: as, a paltry trifle; often in a mitigated sense, of little value of consequence.
Synonyms Despicable, Pitiful, etc. (see contemptible), insignificant, petty, miserable, wretched, trifling, trivial.

Good-for-nothing; worthless; mean.
Trivial; unimportant; insignificant; slight; small.
Inclined to trifle; lacking depth or earnestness; shallow; frivolous; idle; vain.

Wretched, Scant, Pathetic, Feeble, Minuscule, Miserly, Pitiful, Worthless, Meagerly, Miserable, Trifling, Meagre, Negligible, Measly, Meager

Petty, Inconsiderable, Insubstantial, Puny, Unimportant, Mere, Inconsequential, Insignificant, Trivial, Wasting time, Dalliance, Worthless, Dawdling, Negligible, Paltry

Shabby, Wretched, Scant, Pathetic, Feeble, Minuscule, Miserly, Pitiful, Worthless, Miserable, Trifling, Meagre, Negligible, Measly, Meager

Meaningless, Petty, Inconsiderable, Insubstantial, Puny, Unimportant, Mere, Inconsequential, Insignificant, Trivial, Wasting time, Dalliance, Worthless, Negligible, Paltry

Some states, like Arizona and Florida, have paltry exemptions.
Maori sold land to the British for paltry sums.
SYN: despicable, mean, vile, pitiful, disreputable, paltry, trifling, trivial.
SYN: Trifling, trite, common, unimportant, useless, nugatory, paltry, inconsiderable.
Many objected to what they considered a paltry penalty.
Well apparently the paltry amount of money Mr.
Great Depression despite the paltry social service measures.
But such riches were about to seem paltry.
We now rate this trail a paltry zero.
Is it worth investing for such paltry returns?

Indians and trifling with the feelings of married ladies.
It is a trifling thing and of no consequence.
SYN: Trifling, trite, common, unimportant, useless, nugatory, paltry, inconsiderable.
Some trifling unavailing efforts had been made for peace.
MONTHLY something worth much more than its trifling cost.
Miller was in contempt and trifling with the court.
Toy, trifling business to pass away the time.
It is a thing naturally trifling in itself.
These are trifling details, but they show character.
The occupations of this place were but trifling.