Gallousness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Impishness; mischief. uncountable

    "Then she sang, with an exaggeration of her native gallousness, several sentimental ballads of the day."

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"Then she sang, with an exaggeration of her native gallousness, several sentimental ballads of the day."

Etymology

From gallous + -ness.

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