Associations to the word «Palter»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PALTER, verb. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
PALTER, verb. (now rare) To trifle.
PALTER, verb. To haggle.
PALTER, verb. To babble; to chatter.
Dictionary definition
PALTER, verb. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.