galore

[ guh-lawr, -lohr ]

adverb

1. in abundance; in plentiful amounts:

   food and drink galore.

galore

/ ɡəˈlɔː /

determiner

1. immediately postpositive in great numbers or quantity

   there were daffodils galore in the park

Word History and Origins

Origin of galore¹

1660–70; < Irish go leor enough, plenty ( Scots Gaelic gu leòr, leòir ), equivalent to go, particle forming predicative adjectives and adverbs + leór enough ( Old Irish lour )

Word History and Origins

Origin of galore¹

C17: from Irish Gaelic go leór to sufficiency

Example Sentences

There were turnovers galore, long scoring droughts and more struggles making shots from long range.

From Los Angeles Times

“You have got potholes galore that get patched up and then pop right back up again because of the heavy truck traffic.”

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles has pizza galore, in any style you could ever want.

From Los Angeles Times

"This has been such a good year, personal bests galore, so we knew if I went out and did my best then we stood a chance of a medal."

From BBC

Just west of Fresno, this swath of paradise is the underrated local favorite, with welcoming campgrounds, easy-to-navigate day trails, plentiful backpacking opportunities and swimming holes galore.

From Los Angeles Times