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alacrious

/əˈlæk.ɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alacrious
IPA
/əˈlæk.ɹi.əs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lively and joyfully involved.

Etymology

From Latin alacer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more alacrious (comparative) most alacrious (superlative)

Derived Forms

alacriously alacriousness

Frequently Paired Words

alacrity

Questions

How do you pronounce alacrious?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlæk.ɹi.əs/.
What does alacrious mean?
Lively and joyfully involved.
Where does alacrious come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce alacrious

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