palterlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːltəli/,

/ˈpɒltəli/, U.S.

/ˈpɔltərli/,

/ˈpɑltərli/

Forms: 1600s palterly; English regional (northern) 1800s– palterley, 1800s– palterly, 1800s– paltherly, 1800s– paulterly.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: paltry adj.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of paltry adj. after -ly suffix¹ and perhaps also palter v.

Now English regional (northern).

Paltry; mean, shabby.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > of inferior quality or value or appearance

poorc1300

vile1526

mangya1529

fine1565

palterlya1637

scrubby1754

nice1798

shabby1805

waff-like1808

neat1824

chronic1861

tacky1862

shamblya1937

tatty1940

low-rent1966

scrungy1974

a1637 B. Jonson For Honour of Wales 31 in Wks. (1640) III The first time he ever play Dance, to be pit up in a Mountaine (got knowes where) by a palterly Poet.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 22 Feb. (1974) VIII. 77 It is instead of a wedding dinner for his daughter, whom I saw in palterly clothes, nothing new but a bracelet.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Palterley, Palterey, paltry.

a1903 T. Stephenson in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 414/1 [N. Yorkshire] Palterly [paltry, worthless, mean].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† palterlyadv.

Forms: 1500s paulterly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palter v., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Irregularly < palter v. + -ly suffix².

Obsolete. rare.

In a paltering manner; deceitfully, trickily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adverb]

here and therec1300

shiftingly1580

palterly1598

shufflingly1657

evasively1736

wrigglingly1866

1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Eunuch i. ii, in Terence in Eng. 120 Thou lewd woman,..dealing thus paulterly with me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	palterly
释义	palterlyadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːltəli/, /ˈpɒltəli/, U.S. /ˈpɔltərli/, /ˈpɑltərli/ Forms: 1600s palterly; English regional (northern) 1800s– palterley, 1800s– palterly, 1800s– paltherly, 1800s– paulterly. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: paltry adj. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of paltry adj. after -ly suffix¹ and perhaps also palter v. Now English regional (northern). Paltry; mean, shabby. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > of inferior quality or value or appearance poorc1300 vile1526 mangya1529 fine1565 palterlya1637 scrubby1754 nice1798 shabby1805 waff-like1808 neat1824 chronic1861 tacky1862 shamblya1937 tatty1940 low-rent1966 scrungy1974 a1637 B. Jonson For Honour of Wales 31 in Wks. (1640) III The first time he ever play Dance, to be pit up in a Mountaine (got knowes where) by a palterly Poet. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 22 Feb. (1974) VIII. 77 It is instead of a wedding dinner for his daughter, whom I saw in palterly clothes, nothing new but a bracelet. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Palterley, Palterey, paltry. a1903 T. Stephenson in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 414/1 [N. Yorkshire] Palterly [paltry, worthless, mean]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † palterlyadv. Forms: 1500s paulterly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palter v., -ly suffix². Etymology: Irregularly < palter v. + -ly suffix². Obsolete. rare. In a paltering manner; deceitfully, trickily. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adverb] here and therec1300 shiftingly1580 palterly1598 shufflingly1657 evasively1736 wrigglingly1866 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Eunuch i. ii, in Terence in Eng. 120 Thou lewd woman,..dealing thus paulterly with me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.a1637adv.1598
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