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Greeley

gree·ley

UK/ˈɡɹiːli/ US/ˈɡrili/ rare

noun

1.

United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872)

Origin

Nickname for someone with a pock-marked face, from Old French greslé (“pitted, scarred”).

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