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alacritously

alacritously adverb: in an alacritous manner.

Adverb

alacritously (comparative more alacritously, superlative most alacritously)

  1. In an alacritous manner.
    • Wilhelm got up, and alacritously advanced.1847, anonymous author, chapter VII, in The Mistletoe: A German Tale of Christmas. […], London: Thomas Allman, […], →OCLC, page 129
    • Lowering his field-glasses, the King looked hard at his interlocutor for a few seconds, and then, without a word, turned his horse’s head, and cantered off in the direction of Gorze, alacritously followed by his illustrious and numerous Staff.1883, W[illia]m Beatty-Kingston, “His Third Campaign and Its Results”, in William I., German Emperor and King of Prussia: A Biographical Sketch, London: George Routledge and Sons […]; New York, N.Y....

Forms of alacritously

comparativemore alacritously
superlativemost alacritously

Origin of alacritously

From alacritous + -ly.

Questions about alacritously

What does alacritously mean?
Alacritously means in an alacritous manner.
What part of speech is alacritously?
Alacritously is an adverb.

Words near alacritously in the dictionary

  1. alacrious
  2. alacriously
  3. alacriousness
  4. alacrities
  5. alacritous
  6. alacritously
  7. alacrity
  8. alactic
  9. Aladdin
  10. Aladdin cave
  11. Aladdin caves

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