insignificant vs paltry

insignificant

adj
  • Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect. 

  • Without meaning; not signifying anything. 

paltry

adj
  • Despicable; contemptibly unimportant. 

  • Trashy, trivial, of little value. 

  • Of little monetary worth. 

How often have the words insignificant and paltry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )