Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an alert manner; with watchful vigilance; nimbly; briskly; actively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an alert manner; nimbly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
alert manner; withalertness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in mentally perceptive and responsive way
Etymologies
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Examples
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The throw from left fielder Manny Ramirez came in, and Varitek again alertly tagged Tejada, who turned to Welke to plead his case.
USATODAY.com 2003
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The throw from left fielder Manny Ramirez came in, and Varitek again alertly tagged Tejada, who turned to Welke to plead his case.
USATODAY.com 2003
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The suspect, still clutching the hostage, backed off the sidewalk, slipped and nearly fell, The hostage alertly sprinted away toward the officers.
After hostage standoff's favorable end, police strategy questioned Christian Davenport 2011
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They drew back into a wider circle, squatting alertly on their haunches and licking their chops, the hair on every neck bristling and erect.
BÂTARD 2010
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Driving back into town, I saw one deer on the side of the road who was watching the passing traffic almost as alertly as we were all watching her.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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The suspect, still clutching the hostage, backed off the sidewalk, slipped and nearly fell, The hostage alertly sprinted away toward the officers.
After hostage standoff's favorable end, police strategy questioned Christian Davenport 2011
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However, into the taxi and away through the maze of San Francisco's streets, Michael lay alertly on the floor near Del Mar's feet, making no overtures of friendliness, by the same token making no demonstration of the repulsion of the man's personality engendered in him.
CHAPTER XXII 2010
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There was no response to Tier querying call, although she strained alertly to catch any sound.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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There was no response to Tier querying call, although she strained alertly to catch any sound.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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The suspect, still clutching the hostage, backed off the sidewalk, slipped and nearly fell, The hostage alertly sprinted away toward the officers.
After hostage standoff's favorable end, police strategy questioned Christian Davenport 2011
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