PELTING


Meaning of PELTING in English

— peltingly , adv.

/pel"ting/ , adj. Archaic.

paltry; petty; mean.

[ 1530-40; perh. dial. pelt rags, rubbish (akin to Dan pjalt rag) + -ING 2 . See PALTRY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .