paltry
121Palter — Pal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. [1913… …
122Palter — Pal ter, v. t. To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things. [Obs.] Palter out your time in the penal statutes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …
123Paltered — Palter Pal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.… …
124Paltering — Palter Pal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.… …
125Palterly — Pal ter*ly, a. & adv. Paltry; shabby; shabbily; paltrily. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] In palterly clothes. Pepys. [1913 Webster] …
126paltrily — pal tri*ly (p[add]l tr[i^]*l[y^]), adv. In a paltry manner. [1913 Webster] …
127paltriness — pal tri*ness, n. The state or quality of being paltry. [1913 Webster] …
128Patch — Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old… …