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palsyāwalsy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
palsyāwalsy
(adjective)
palsyāwalsy
/ĖpƦlzi
Ė
wƦlzi/
adjective
palsyāwalsy
/ĖpƦlzi
Ė
wƦlzi/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALSYāWALSY
[
more palsyāwalsy; most palsyāwalsy
]
informal
:
friendly in a way that is not proper or sincere
I don't think the boss should be getting
palsy-walsy
with her employees.
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