palter

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I can't recall ever seeing the word before it was mentioned in a Popova Marginalian post this morning. Here's some of what I found:

...selective truthful statements to mislead; ...haggle, chaffer; ...to act insincerely or deceitfully; ...equiovocate; ...dissemble; ...beat around the bush; ...use trickery

As usual, it's worthwhile to see how different authorities have handled the term:

paltering Wikipedia

palter Merriam-Webster

Palter, Dissemble, and Other Words for Lying Merriam-Webster

palter vocabulary.com

plater OED

PALTER: 19 Synonyms and Antonyms Cambridge English Dictionary

Etymology of palter etymonline

palter Mnemonic Dictionary

palter Reverso English Dictionary