paltriness
(ˈpɔːltrɪnɪs)
[f. paltry a. + -ness.]
The quality of being paltry; an instance of this.
| 1727 Bailey vol. II, Paltriness,..Pitifulness, sorriness. 1816 J. Scott Vis. Paris (ed. 5) 93 Dirty walls, a foul fire⁓place, and various other signs of paltriness. 1871 Carlyle in Mrs. C.'s Lett. III. 298 Those new neighbours, and their noises and paltrinesses. 1874 Blackie Self-Cult. 79. |