PALTRY


Meaning of PALTRY in English

adjective (paltrier; -est) Etymology: obsolete ~ trash, from dialect palt, pelt piece of coarse cloth, trash; akin to Middle Low German palte rag Date: 1570 inferior , trashy , mean , despicable , trivial , meager , measly , paltriness noun

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