palteringn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːlt(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˈpɒlt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɔlt(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˈpɑlt(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see palter v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1500s–1600s paltring.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palter v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < palter v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pǭ·ltəriŋ) /ˈpɔːltərɪŋ/.

1. The action of palter v.; equivocation, prevarication; dishonourable dealing or bargaining. Also (occasionally): an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > [noun] > trifling with something serious

paltering1580

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

shuffling1579

paltering1580

boggling1640

prevarication1656

whifflinga1677

wriggling1866

caffling1877

sidestepping1902

pussyfooting1956

1580 A. Saker Narbonus i. 99 Hir becks and hir glauncings: hir paynting, and hir paltring.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxviii. xiv. 991 I can no longer endure this paltering and mockerie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. i. 61 The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 848 She cannot endure any dalliance or paltring.

1829 R. Southey All for Love ii. 21 But, mark me!..on conditions, youth! No paltering here we know!

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits vii. 121 They hate shuffling and equivocation, and the cause is damaged in the public opinion, on which any paltering can be fixed.

1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 284/2 He had unflinching habits of truth and..would not be likely to look with lenient or half-seeing eyes upon any palterings with falsehood and dishonor.

1901 A. Austin Alfred the Great (ed. 5) ii. iv. 54 I would liefer see you hewn to death By Pagan battle-axe than soil your lips With craven paltering.

1928 Econ. Jrnl. 38 585 There could not be any paltering with principle.

1975 Syst. Zool. 24 113/2 To inhibit public confession of this sort of paltering with the literal ‘record of the rocks’.

†2. concrete. Something worthless or paltry; a trifle. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible

wretch?a1300

flea1388

figc1450

figo1589

fico1598

paltering1611

fig's enda1616

mockado1740

two pennyworth1851

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Ciabattarie Triflings, paltrings [1598 paultrie] not worth an old shoe.

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

palteringadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːlt(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˈpɒlt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɔlt(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˈpɑlt(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see palter v. and -ing suffix²; also 1500s paltring, 1500s–1600s paultring, 1900s– powltherin' (Irish English).

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

Etymology: < palter v. + -ing suffix²; in later use in sense 1 probably influenced by association with paltry adj.

1. Trivial, worthless; paltry, despicable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible

unworthlyc1230

wretcha1250

seely1297

vilec1320

not worth a cress (kerse)1377

the value of a rushc1380

threadbarec1412

wretched1450

miserable?a1513

rascal1519

prettya1522

not worth a whistlea1529

pegrall1535

plack1539

pelting1540

scald1542

sleeveless1551

baggage1553

paltering1553

piddling1559

twopenny1560

paltry1565

rubbish1565

baggagely1573

pelfish1577

halfpenny1579

palting1579

baubling1581

three-halfpenny1581

pitiful1582

triobolar1585

squirting1589

not worth a lousea1592

hedge1596

cheap1597

peddling1597

dribbling1600

mean1600

rascally1600

three-farthingc1600

draughty1602

dilute1605

copper1609

peltry?a1610

threepenny1613

pelsy1631

pimping1640

triobolary1644

pigwidgeon1647

dustya1649

fiddling1652

puddlinga1653

insignificant1658

piteous1667

snotty1681

scrubbed1688

dishonourable1699

scrub1711

footy1720

fouty1722

rubbishing1731

chuck-farthing1748

rubbishy1753

shabby1753

scrubby1754

poxya1758

rubbishly1777

waff-like1808

trinkety1817

meanish1831

one-eyed1843

twiddling1844

measly1847

poking1850

picayunish1852

vild1853

picayune1856

snide1859

two-cent1859

rummagy1872

faddling1883

finicking1886

slushy1889

twopence halfpenny1890

jerk1893

pissy1922

crappy1928

two-bit1932

piddly1933

chickenshit1934

pissing1937

penny packet1943

farkakte1960

pony1964

gay1978

1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obed. To Rdr. sig. Aiij An idle belied carnal Epicure, that for worldly honor and paltring pelfes sake, hath euer holden with the Hare, and run with the Hounde.

1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 39^v My calling [is] too great to become a Phisition to such a paltering pacient.

1586 T. Newton Tryall Mans Owne Selfe 91 By any secret sleight or cunning, as drinkes, drouges, medicines, charmed potions, amatorious Philters, figures, characters, or any such lyke paltring instruments, deuises or practises.

1607 R. Pricket Iesuits Miracles sig. B2 But zeales hot fire, wisely to asswage, Let fooles trudge to it, in paultring pilgramage.

a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 216/1 Powltherin', paltry, trifling, footy.

1992 M. Turner Platform Party in Trespasses 68 Mustered, we adjust our pleats and small, Paltering talk which soon palls.

2. That palters; prevaricating, equivocating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [adjective] > evading truth

prevaricating1608

prevaricatory1645

elusory1646

prevaricative1657

equivocating1707

paltering1821

understated1937

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. v. 100 Answer me, thou paltering knave, how came Tressilian to be at the postern-door?

1883 G. H. Calvert Mirabeau i. i. 13 A paltering demagogue and Roman scourge—Choice models for ambitious Mirabeau.

a1918 W. Campbell Poet. Wks. (1922) 309 Thrusting aside all paltering, faltering thought, We must push on.

1949 Amer. Speech 24 157/1 The following curiously equivocal and paltering entry.

1993 Shakespeare Q. 44 265 His fatal boast to Macduff, which ascribes to his own paltering charm the invincibility of air that successive heirs confer upon Banquo.

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

单词	paltering
释义	palteringn. Brit. /ˈpɔːlt(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˈpɒlt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɔlt(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˈpɑlt(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see palter v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1500s–1600s paltring. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palter v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < palter v. + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pǭ·ltəriŋ) /ˈpɔːltərɪŋ/. 1. The action of palter v.; equivocation, prevarication; dishonourable dealing or bargaining. Also (occasionally): an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > [noun] > trifling with something serious paltering1580 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > in action shuffling1579 paltering1580 boggling1640 prevarication1656 whifflinga1677 wriggling1866 caffling1877 sidestepping1902 pussyfooting1956 1580 A. Saker Narbonus i. 99 Hir becks and hir glauncings: hir paynting, and hir paltring. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxviii. xiv. 991 I can no longer endure this paltering and mockerie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. i. 61 The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome. View more context for this quotation 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 848 She cannot endure any dalliance or paltring. 1829 R. Southey All for Love ii. 21 But, mark me!..on conditions, youth! No paltering here we know! 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits vii. 121 They hate shuffling and equivocation, and the cause is damaged in the public opinion, on which any paltering can be fixed. 1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 284/2 He had unflinching habits of truth and..would not be likely to look with lenient or half-seeing eyes upon any palterings with falsehood and dishonor. 1901 A. Austin Alfred the Great (ed. 5) ii. iv. 54 I would liefer see you hewn to death By Pagan battle-axe than soil your lips With craven paltering. 1928 Econ. Jrnl. 38 585 There could not be any paltering with principle. 1975 Syst. Zool. 24 113/2 To inhibit public confession of this sort of paltering with the literal ‘record of the rocks’. †2. concrete. Something worthless or paltry; a trifle. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible wretch?a1300 flea1388 figc1450 figo1589 fico1598 paltering1611 fig's enda1616 mockado1740 two pennyworth1851 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Ciabattarie Triflings, paltrings [1598 paultrie] not worth an old shoe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). palteringadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːlt(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˈpɒlt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɔlt(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˈpɑlt(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see palter v. and -ing suffix²; also 1500s paltring, 1500s–1600s paultring, 1900s– powltherin' (Irish English). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palter v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < palter v. + -ing suffix²; in later use in sense 1 probably influenced by association with paltry adj. 1. Trivial, worthless; paltry, despicable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible unworthlyc1230 wretcha1250 seely1297 vilec1320 not worth a cress (kerse)1377 the value of a rushc1380 threadbarec1412 wretched1450 miserable?a1513 rascal1519 prettya1522 not worth a whistlea1529 pegrall1535 plack1539 pelting1540 scald1542 sleeveless1551 baggage1553 paltering1553 piddling1559 twopenny1560 paltry1565 rubbish1565 baggagely1573 pelfish1577 halfpenny1579 palting1579 baubling1581 three-halfpenny1581 pitiful1582 triobolar1585 squirting1589 not worth a lousea1592 hedge1596 cheap1597 peddling1597 dribbling1600 mean1600 rascally1600 three-farthingc1600 draughty1602 dilute1605 copper1609 peltry?a1610 threepenny1613 pelsy1631 pimping1640 triobolary1644 pigwidgeon1647 dustya1649 fiddling1652 puddlinga1653 insignificant1658 piteous1667 snotty1681 scrubbed1688 dishonourable1699 scrub1711 footy1720 fouty1722 rubbishing1731 chuck-farthing1748 rubbishy1753 shabby1753 scrubby1754 poxya1758 rubbishly1777 waff-like1808 trinkety1817 meanish1831 one-eyed1843 twiddling1844 measly1847 poking1850 picayunish1852 vild1853 picayune1856 snide1859 two-cent1859 rummagy1872 faddling1883 finicking1886 slushy1889 twopence halfpenny1890 jerk1893 pissy1922 crappy1928 two-bit1932 piddly1933 chickenshit1934 pissing1937 penny packet1943 farkakte1960 pony1964 gay1978 1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obed. To Rdr. sig. Aiij An idle belied carnal Epicure, that for worldly honor and paltring pelfes sake, hath euer holden with the Hare, and run with the Hounde. 1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 39^v My calling [is] too great to become a Phisition to such a paltering pacient. 1586 T. Newton Tryall Mans Owne Selfe 91 By any secret sleight or cunning, as drinkes, drouges, medicines, charmed potions, amatorious Philters, figures, characters, or any such lyke paltring instruments, deuises or practises. 1607 R. Pricket Iesuits Miracles sig. B2 But zeales hot fire, wisely to asswage, Let fooles trudge to it, in paultring pilgramage. a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 216/1 Powltherin', paltry, trifling, footy. 1992 M. Turner Platform Party in Trespasses 68 Mustered, we adjust our pleats and small, Paltering talk which soon palls. 2. That palters; prevaricating, equivocating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [adjective] > evading truth prevaricating1608 prevaricatory1645 elusory1646 prevaricative1657 equivocating1707 paltering1821 understated1937 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. v. 100 Answer me, thou paltering knave, how came Tressilian to be at the postern-door? 1883 G. H. Calvert Mirabeau i. i. 13 A paltering demagogue and Roman scourge—Choice models for ambitious Mirabeau. a1918 W. Campbell Poet. Wks. (1922) 309 Thrusting aside all paltering, faltering thought, We must push on. 1949 Amer. Speech 24 157/1 The following curiously equivocal and paltering entry. 1993 Shakespeare Q. 44 265 His fatal boast to Macduff, which ascribes to his own paltering charm the invincibility of air that successive heirs confer upon Banquo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580adj.1553
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