Definition of eager

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Eager (a.) 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..

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Meager :: Meager (a.) Alt. of Meagr.
Long :: Long (a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for..
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Hasty :: Hasty (n.) Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager..
Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.
Scant :: Scant (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc..
Yare :: Yare (n.) Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..
Hunger :: Hunger (n.) To have an eager desire; to long.
Ambition :: Ambition (n.) An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something..
Avidiously :: Avidiously (adv.) Eagerly; greedily.
Agog :: Agog (a. & adv.) In eager desire; eager; astir.
Sight-seeing :: Sight-seeing (a.) Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle..
Eagerness :: Eagerness (n.) The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite..
Exquisitive :: Exquisitive (a.) Eager to discover or learn; curious.
Liquorous :: Liquorous (a.) Eagerly desirous. See Lickerish.
Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
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