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grif.

prompt, without hesitation, ready

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɣrɪf/
  1. prompt, without hesitation, ready

  2. eager

Where this word comes from

Probably by contraction from an older form *gerif, in that form attested in East Frisian and in Gronings, cognate with Dutch gerief (“amenity”).

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