English

Adverb

argal

1. thus, therefore
   • William Shakespeare, Hamlet V.i.11-13

     And an act hath three branches—it is to act, to do, to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly.

Usage notes

This word is used facetiously or as a joke, to indicate that the conclusion that follows or the preceding reasoning is absurd or specious.

Etymology 2

Noun

argal ‎(usually uncountable, plural argals)

1. crude tartar.

Etymology 3

Noun

argal ‎(plural argals)

1. An argali (kind of sheep).

References

• Shakespeare, William. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. G.L Kittredge ed. Boston: Ginn, 1939.
• argal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913