Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ready; willing; eager; prompt; quick.
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- adjective
ready ,eager ,prompt ,quick , striving forward,inclined to,willing - adjective
ardent ,zealous ,passionate ,expectant ,brave ,noble : ready to depart, die;dying
Etymologies
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From Middle English fous, fus ("ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt; ardent, zealous, passionate, expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die"), from Old English fus ("ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt; expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying")
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Examples
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Nobody can deny it anymore. gary fouse adj teacher uci-ext fousesquawk
Muslim yahoos disrupt Israeli Ambassador’s talk at UC Irvine « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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April 27th, 2008 7: 07 pm ET hillary is losing, obama is winning. lets fouse on the G. Bush The Third,
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April 27th, 2008 6: 01 pm ET billary is losing, obama is winning. its time to fouse on G. Bush the Third! kick harder
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Mayne someone should call for a national candlelight vigil-to mark the death of our universities as centers for serious learning. gary fouse fousesquawk
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That final comment, I think, bears remembering. gary fouse fousesquawk
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