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Webster 1913 Edition


Alarmed

A-larmed′

,
Adj.
Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed;
as, an
alarmed
neighborhood; an
alarmed
modesty.
The white pavilions rose and fell
On the
alarmed
air.
Longfellow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alarmed

AL'ARMED

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pp.
Notified of sudden danger; surprised with fear; roused to vigilance or activity by apprehension of approaching danger; solicitous at the prospect or expectation of evil. Thus, we are alarmed at the approach of danger, or alarmed for the safety of friends at sea.