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gallousness en · NOUN

Etymology

From gallous + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: