gallous

/ (ˈɡæləs) /

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adjective

of or containing gallium in the divalent state

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Words nearby gallous

galloping, galloping dominoes, gallop rhythm, Gallo-Romance, gallotannic acid, gallous, Gallovidian, Galloway, gallows, gallows bird, gallows frame

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How to use gallous in a sentence

My Dearest: See what an effect your "gallous young hound" episode has had on me.
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters|Anonymous
Ah, you'll have a gallous jaunt I'm saying, coaching out through Limbo with my father's ghost.
The Playboy of the Western World|J. M. Synge
You must find me somebody who was a "gallous young hound" in the days of his youth—Crossjay, for instance:—there!
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters|Anonymous