gallousness

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noun

Impishness; mischief.

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Meanings

noungallousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableImpishness; 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

From gallous + -ness.

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APA

gallousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallousness

MLA

“gallousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallousness.

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