alacrious

English

Etymology

From Latin alacer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈlæk.ɹi.əs/

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Adjective

alacrious (comparative more alacrious, superlative most alacrious)

1. Lively and joyfully involved.

Derived terms

• alacriously
• alacriousness

 

Related terms

• alacrity

References

• “alacrious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.