Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
eagre . - adjective obsolete Sharp; sour; acid.
- adjective obsolete Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
- adjective Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement.
- adjective obsolete Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
eagre .Tidal bore . - adjective obsolete
sharp ;sour ;acid . - adjective obsolete sharp;
keen ;bitter ;severe . - adjective this sense?) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object;
ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing;earnest ;zealous ;impetuous ;vehement . - adjective
brittle ;inflexible ; notductile .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
- noun a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maeve had heard little past the word eager and then Lisa asking if they could leave early if they were finished.
Freaked Out Annie Bryant 2009
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Maeve had heard little past the word eager and then Lisa asking if they could leave early if they were finished.
Freaked Out Annie Bryant 2009
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Right wingers on the board again eager to turn America's children in to hamburger without so much as a thought.
Biden: Too soon to say if more troops needed in Afghanistan 2009
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"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.
Japanese Yields Tumble Tomoyuki Tachikawa 2010
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Only a certain eager alertness showed the delight he took in her presence.
CHAPTER 2 2010
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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!).
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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.
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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.”
Someone Likes Him 2007
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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.
Touch of Evil 2006
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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.
Touch of Evil 2006
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