Inclined to gallivant; prone to wandering around aimlessly in search of excitement or social engagement.
Formed from 'gallivant' plus the suffix '-ous,' which transforms verbs and nouns into adjectives meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.' This is a relatively recent construction following standard English word-formation patterns.
This word is delightfully rare and feels custom-made to describe teenagers who are perpetually restless, always needing to be somewhere, doing something—it's the adjective form that never quite caught on but absolutely should have.
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