galimatias
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of galimatias
First recorded in 1645–55; from French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne ( jargon de galimathias )
Example Sentences
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That remarkable letter in which Winckelmann announces his change of religion is a real galimatias, an unfortunate and confused document.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
Her dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
We must, of course, acknowledge that as it is there are longueurs, intrusion of Saint Simonian jargon, passages of galimatias, and of preaching.
From The Country Doctor by Marriage, Ellen
As a matter of fact, idle talk and galimatias of the sort are in no wise literature.
From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen
"I fail to see," a dignified young lady stated, "what Cazaio, at least, has to do with your galimatias."
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch
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