gally
adjective, verb, noun
gally is spelled G-A-L-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gally means “Characterised by or resembling gall; bitter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gally?
| Letters | 5: G-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gally?
Gally appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with gally
Also written: galley.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of gally
- more gally comparative
- most gally superlative
- gallies present, singular, he/she/it
- gallying participle, present
- gallied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterised by or resembling gall; bitter.
verb
- 1
UKTo frighten, spook; to appall; to worry.
April 8 1700, Tom Brown, letter to Mr. Briscoe in Covent-Garden The next Day being Sunday, call'd by the Natives of this Country Maze Sunday, (and indeed not without some Reason, for the People look'd as if they were gallied) […]
noun
- 1
Diminutive of gal (“girl”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gally come from?
From Middle English gally, from Old English gealliġ (“sour, sharp, bitter, sad”), equivalent to gall + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).