alacritouslyadv.
/əˈlakrᵻtɪəsli/, U.S. /əˈlækrədᵻsli/ In a brisk, lively, or willing manner; with alacrity.
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1847 Mistletoe: German Tale vii. 129 Wilhelm got up, and alacritously advanced.
1883 W. Beatty-Kingston William 1 v. 61 The King..turned his horse's head, and cantered off,..alacritously followed by his..numerous Staff.
1905 A. Repplier In our Convent Days 84 Elizabeth's rosary gave its own message, and I alacritously abandoned my half-tilled conscience for this new field of devotion.
1987 J. Puhvel Compar. Mythol. 185 Like Achilles, he..alacritously chose a short life of fame.
2002 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 July 11 Shared values once held as vital to our social cohesion are alacritously abandoned in our relentless pursuit of the next turn-on.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adv.1847- to have butterflies in the stomach
- to have by the back
- to have by the balls
- to have by the ears
- to have by the foot
- to have by the heels
- to have by the throat
- to have cause
- to have children by
- to have chips in the game
- to have christenhead
- to have clean hands
- to have climbed may hill
- to have cognizance of
- to have cold
- to have cold at the teeth
- to have cold feet
- to flip the script
- to flip up
- to flipe off
- to flirt a fan
- to flirt with
- to float a person's boat
- to float in one's cups
- to float up