Eager definition

Eager

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WordNet

(1) Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

"Eager to learn"

"Eager to travel abroad"

"Eager for success"

"Eager helpers"

"An eager look"

(2) Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

"An avid sports fan"

"A great walker"

"An eager beaver"

(3) A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

WiktionaryText

< < < ; see acid, acerb, etc. Cf. , .

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.