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gallousness

gallousness noun: impishness; mischief.

Noun

gallousness (uncountable)

  1. Impishness; mischief.
    • Then she sang, with an exaggeration of her native gallousness, several sentimental ballads of the day.1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 83

Origin of gallousness

From gallous + -ness.

Questions about gallousness

What does gallousness mean?
Gallousness means impishness; mischief.
What part of speech is gallousness?
Gallousness is a noun.

Words near gallousness in the dictionary

  1. gallotannic
  2. gallotannic acid
  3. gallotannin
  4. gallotannins
  5. gallous
  6. gallousness
  7. Gallovidian
  8. Gallovidians
  9. gallow
  10. gallow character
  11. gallow glyph

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