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Word: paltriest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

Roth likes his characters anyway because they don't realize this yet: the crumbling castle still conceals a beautiful secret. Even the paltriest character is at least a little more than a little heap of dust. And each can count on having this recognized, if not entirely by his social superiors, at least by the members of his own class...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg, | Title: Remembering in Decline | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

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