Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.
- adj. Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.
- n. Variant of eagre.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Sharp; sour; acid.
- Sharp; keen; biting; severe; bitter. [Obsolete or archaic.]
- Sharply inclined or anxious; sharp-set; excited by ardent desire; impatiently longing; vehement; keen: as, the soldiers were eager to engage the enemy; men are eager in the pursuit of wealth; eager spirits; eager zeal.
- Manifesting sharpness of desire or strength of feeling; marked by great earnestness: as, an eager look or manner; eager words.
- Brittle.
- Synonyms Fervent, fervid, warm, glowing, zealous, forward, enthusiastic, impatient, sanguine, animated.
- To make eager; urge; incite.
- n. A sudden and formidable influx and surging of the tide in a high wave or waves, up a river or an estuary; a bore, as in the Severn, the Hooghly, and the Bay of Fundy.
Wiktionary
- n. A tidal bore.
- adj. Sharp; sour; acid.
- adj. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
- adj. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.
- adj. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Sharp; sour; acid.
- adj. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
- adj. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement.
- adj. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
- n. Same as eagre.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
- n. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Etymologies
- Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous, from Anglo-Norman egre, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“Maeve had heard little past the word eager and then Lisa asking if they could leave early if they were finished.”
“As a one-time chimp fondler myself, I started scratching under my arms and wolfing down bananas in eager anticipation of the DWTS results show (an unprecedented display of enthusiasm!).”
“Right wingers on the board again eager to turn America's children in to hamburger without so much as a thought.”
“Under such circumstances, investors will likely remain eager to buy long-term JGBs for an extended period and the yields could extend declines," he added.”
“Only a certain eager alertness showed the delight he took in her presence.”
“So eager is the country to accommodate Mr. Bush that Parliament unanimously approved a bill last month allowing “American forces to engage in any kind of operation, including the use of force, in order to provide security for the president.””
“If you are in eager to relieve yourself but fail to find a toilet in Wuhan, Hubei, you can ask a special toilet guide to show you the way, the Changjiang Commercial News reported.”
“Plucky Anna bounces back from her ordeal the next morning, so eager is she to get a Van Gogh back to the nice lady who deserves it, but a Romanian tycoon dispatches a tiny hit woman to steal the painting away.”
“Eckstein eager to shine in his first All-Star game”
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