Word of the Day (alacrity)-23OCT22

Word of the Day (alacrity)-23OCT22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is alacrity and it is a noun meaning “eagerness, readiness, promptness, willingness; enthusiasm, zeal, fervour, keenness, briskness, swiftness, speed”.

Example Sentence: Letting some people out is politically gainful, while keeping some others inside jail might have the same effect. The Supreme Court of India acted with alacrity to and suspended the operation of a Bombay High Court judgment discharging G.N. Saibaba and others in an alleged Maoist conspiracy case. The Hindu editorial points out that is “quite unusual and raises critical questions.” 

Word of the Day (alacrity)-23OCT22

This word is present in The Hindu article Political Line | Godmen in and out of jail, the Bilkis Bano case, ‘narrative terrorism’ and more  and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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