Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to riches; connected with or arising from the love of pelf.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to pelf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
pelf , or riches.
Etymologies
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pelf + -ish
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Examples
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Meagher himself seemed to be less erratic than his subordinates; for he had married a New York lady, and had learned, by observation, the superiority of the pelfish, plodding native before his own fitful, impracticable race.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War George Alfred Townsend 1877
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