Read full poem →poetical charlatan and political parasite licks up the crumbs with a
hardened alacrity; the converted Jacobin having long subsided into the
clownish sycophant [_despised retainer_,--_MS. erased_] of the worst
Dictionary Entry
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
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Common Phrases
. alacrityalacrity greatalacrity muchalacrity greater
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Poetry examples for “alacrity”
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