See Also:

palterly (iou) and out- (oh)


palterly (iou)



palterly adjective. obsolete exc. dial. M17.
[App. alt. of PALTRY adjective as if from PALTER + -LY1.]
Paltry, shabby.

out- (oh)



used to form nouns and adjectives from verbs that are followed by 'out'
::an outbreak of flu (=from 'break out')
::outspoken comments (=from 'speak out')
[in nouns and adjectives] outside or beyond something
::an outbuilding (=small building away from the main building)
::outlying areas (=far from the centre)
[in verbs] being or becoming bigger, further, greater etc than someone or something else
::He's outgrown his clothes (=become too big for them) .
::She outlived her brother (=he died before her) .
[in verbs] doing better than someone, so that you defeat them
::I can out-argue you any day.
::She outran him.