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alacritous

  • a word derived from alacrity.
    alacrity
    noun
    cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness.

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Windward attracts hearty, alacritous clients of all ages and experience levels.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

With each alacritous tale of somebody trying to tame or take a Hammons, a kind of pungency set in.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2023

About the size of a toddler, Moxie has a teardrop-shaped head, soft hands and alacritous green eyes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

My retreat from the courthouse office was more alacritous than dignified.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

"That was why I was so alacritous to go."

From Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley