All 3 Uses of
alacrity
in
Ivanhoe
- I say, undo the postern—thou shalt know more anon." With hasty alacrity Gurth obeyed him, while Wamba and the Jew followed, both wondering at the sudden change in the swineherd's demeanour.†
Chpt 6
- Then getting upon the animal with more alacrity and haste than could have been anticipated from his years, he lost no time in so disposing of the skirts of his gabardine as to conceal completely from observation the burden which he had thus deposited "en croupe".†
Chpt 6
- They promised implicit obedience, and departed with alacrity on their different errands.†
Chpt 20 *
Definition:
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(alacrity) quickness; and/or cheerful eagerness