ALARMING
A*larm"ing, a.
Defn: Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. — A*larm"ing*ly, adv.
ALARMIST
A*larm"ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. alarmiste.]
Defn: One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms. Macaulay.
ALARUM
A*lar"um, n. Etym: [OE. alarom, the same word as alarm, n.]
Defn: See Alarm. [Now Poetic]
Note: The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as in an alarm clock.)
ALARY
Al"a*ry, a. Etym: [L. alarius, fr. ala wing.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.
The alary system of insects. Wollaston.
ALAS
A*las", interj. Etym: [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. hélas; a interj.
(L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus weary, akin to E.
late. See Late.]