| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Brisk; joyously active; lively.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb alacriously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (alacriously) | 1. With alacrity; briskly.[Websters]. 2. In a brisk manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective alacrious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ALACRIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Alacrious \A*lac"ri*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression alacer, alacris.]. (references) |
