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Meaning of 'eager' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Eager [ a.]
- Sharp; sour; acid.
- 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.
2 . Eager [ n.]
- Same as Eagre.

Meaning of 'eager' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . eager [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
Example in sentence:
  • an eager look;
  • eager for success;
  • eager helpers;
  • eager to learn;
  • eager to travel abroad

Nearby Words:

eagerly eagerness eagle eagle-eyed eagle-sighted eagle-winged eagless eaglestone eaglet eaglewood

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