Palpable, a.
- 1. Tangible, tactile, material, corporeal.
- 2. Manifest, obvious, plain, evident, glaring, unmistakable, gross, easily seen, very perceptible.
Palpi, n. pl. [L.] (Ent.) Feelers.
Palpitate, v. n.
- 1. Pulsate, throb, flutter, beat rapidly, go pit-a-pat.
- 2. Tremble, quiver, shiver.
Palpitation, n. Throbbing, fluttering, beating, pulsation, throb.
Palsgrave, n. Count palatine, count of the palace.
Palsy, n. Paralysis.
Palsy, v. a. Paralyze, benumb, deaden.
Palter, v. n. Equivocate, shuffle, dodge, haggle, shift, quibble, evade, prevaricate, trifle.
Paltry, a.
- 1. Small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight,
slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance.
- 2. Base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly, pitiful, despicable, contemptible, worthless, shabby,
shuffling, shifty.
Paludal, a. Marshy, boggy, fenny, swampy.
Pamper, v. a.
- 1. Feed to excess, feed luxuriantly.
- 2. Indulge (unduly), cocker, gratify, spoil, fondle.
Pamphlet, n. Brochure.
Panacea, n. Catholicon, cure-all, panpharmacon, universal medicine, universal remedy.
Pancake, n. Fritter.
Pandemonium, Pandæmonium, n. Hell.
Pander, n. [Formerly written Pandar.] Procurer, pimp, male bawd.