galore

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɡəˈlɔː/
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/ɡəˈlɔː/ · /ɡəˈloɹ/ · /ɡəˈloː/ · /ɡəˈlo(ː)ɹ/ · /ɡəˈloə/

Definition of galore

4 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable, postpositional)In abundance.
    “After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.”
    “[…]But when I had bestridden the plank, quoth I to myself, "Thou deserveth all that betideth thee. All this is decreed to me of Allah (whose name be exalted!), to turn me from my greed of gain, whence ariseth all that I endure, for I have wealth galore."”
    “I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings, I always fly by yet I don't have wings. I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease, and though I flow like a stream only water can freeze. I've murdered parents and children and house plants galore, yet, despite all this, you always want more. Who am I?”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable, postpositional)In abundance.
    “After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.”
    “[…]But when I had bestridden the plank, quoth I to myself, "Thou deserveth all that betideth thee. All this is decreed to me of Allah (whose name be exalted!), to turn me from my greed of gain, whence ariseth all that I endure, for I have wealth galore."”
    “I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings, I always fly by yet I don't have wings. I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease, and though I flow like a stream only water can freeze. I've murdered parents and children and house plants galore, yet, despite all this, you always want more. Who am I?”

noun

  1. (archaic)An abundance; plenty.
    “The usual routine of confections and pastry follows, after which a galore of fruits of all kinds, with a chassè of excellent Mocha, the immediate servitude of which, after good dining, is, I think, universally acknowledged to be a great exhiliration.^([sic – meaning exhilaration])”
    “I have got the Innishowen and galores of bread and cheese ready, and all the neighbours are to join us.”

adv

  1. (not-comparable)In abundance.
    “"Nice stuff, water; eh, Nora?" he remarked, complying. "Why don't you file it away a lot?" she demanded, pointing to the slight incision he had made. "I want to wallow in it galore."”

name

  1. A locality in the Narrandera council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

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Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to;…

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PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to; till, until”) + Irish leor, Scottish Gaelic leòr (“ample, sufficient”); go, gu are derived from Old Irish co, cu (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”); while leor, leòr are from Old Irish leor, from lour (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”).

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