gallus
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of gallus
a variant of gallows used as an adjective, meaning fit for the gallows
Example Sentences
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The brazen - arguably gallus - boy from Edinburgh has won the hearts of many Scots, and athletics fans generally, in recent years for his no-nonsense, bullish approach on and off the track.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
This animal is part of the Calumma gallus species complex, a group in which males are known for their elongated nasal appendages.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025
The rooster — or “coq” in French — is a emotive national emblem for the French because of the word’s semantics — the Latin gallus meaning Gaul and gallus simultaneously meaning rooster.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
‘More gallus, less feart,’ as her grandmother would put it.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
Well, he looks gallus hard at me, and then he says, ‘He must ha’ gone out without you seein’ of him.
From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville
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