Meanings
adjectivepalterly (comparative more palterly, superlative most palterly)
comparative more palterly · superlative most palterly · alternative paulterly
Origin
- Middle Low Germanpalter“rag, cloth”
- Englishpalterly
From *palter (“a rag, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry.
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palterly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palterly
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“palterly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palterly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palterly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palterly.
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