palterly

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English

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Etymology

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From *palter (“a rag, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry.

Adjective

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palterly (comparative more palterly, superlative most palterly)

  1. (obsolete) Mean; paltry.
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