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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | engaged in or accustomed to close observation |
| examples | caught by a couple of alert cops alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | awake(p); lively; wary |
| Derivationally related form | watchful → watchfulness; watchful → watchfulness |
| Derivationally related form | alert → alert; alert → alertness |
| Antonym | alert → unalert |
| Similar to | argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful; fly; heads-up, wide-awake; lidless, sleepless |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful; fly; heads-up, wide-awake; lidless, sleepless |
| Antonym | unalert → alert |
| Also see | awake(p); lively |
| Derived from adjective | watchfully → watchful |
| Derivationally related form | alertness → alert; alert → alert |
| Derivationally related form | watchfulness → watchful; watchfulness → watchful |
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