arrect

adjective

ar·​rect

(ˈ)a¦rekt

1

: rigidly erect : lifted up : raised

a rabbit with ears arrect

2

: attentive, alert

God speaks … to the vigilant and arrect

—George Smalridge

Word History

Etymology

Latin arrectus, past participle of arrigere to raise up, from ad- + -rigere (from regere to direct, guide)

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