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alertest

alertest is the superlative form of alert.

Meaning of alert

Adjective

alert (comparative more alert, superlative most alert)

  1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
    Synonyms:
    wakeful
  2. (obsolete) brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
    • I saw an alert young fellow that cocked his hat upon a friend of his who entered just at the same time with myself1712 June 22 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, June 12, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 408; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New...

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Questions about alertest

What is alertest the superlative form of?
Alertest is the superlative form of alert.

Words near alertest in the dictionary

  1. alert five
  2. alertable
  3. alerted
  4. alerter
  5. alerters
  6. alertest
  7. alertful
  8. alerting
  9. alertless
  10. alertly
  11. alertness

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