eager
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See also eagre
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
< Middle English eger < Old French egre < Latin acer (“‘sharp, keen’”); see acid, acerb, etc. Cf. vinegar, alegar.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːɡə(r)
[edit] Noun
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eager (plural eagers)
- A tidal bore.
[edit] Adjective
eager (comparative more eager, superlative most eager)
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- (obsolete) Sharp; sour; acid.
- (obsolete) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
- 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.
- Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
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[edit] Translations
excited by desire in the pursuit of any object
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] External links
- eager in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- eager in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
