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غَائِلَةٌ

Root: غيل

Full Definition

غَائِلَةٌ Rancour, malevolence, malice, or spite, that is covert, or concealed. And Evil, or mischief; as also مَغَالَةٌ : thus in the saying فُلَانٌ قَلِيلُ الغَائِلَةِ and [Such a one is a person of little evil or mischief].
2 See also the same word in art. غول.
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