p 3 a 1 l 1 t 1 e 1 r 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
originProbably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry.
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