GALLIED

Adjective

gallied (comparative more gallied, superlative most gallied)

(nautical) worried; flurried; frightened

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"lied, p. p. & a. (Naut.)

Definition: Worried; flurried; frightened. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

GALLY

Gal"ly, v. t. Etym: [See Gallow, v. t.]

Definition: To frighten; to worry. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] T. Brown.

Gall"y, a.

Definition: Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer.

Gal"ly, n.

Definition: See Galley, n., 4.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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