palterly

English

Alternative forms

  • paulterly

Etymology

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

Adjective

palterly (comparative more palterly, superlative most palterly)

  1. (obsolete) Mean; paltry.

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