to be sharp-set
1Sharp-set — a. Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp set. [1913 Webster] The town is sharp set on new plays. Pope. [1913 Webster] …
2sharp-set — [shärp′set′] adj. 1. having a keen desire or appetite, as for food 2. set so as to be sharp or at an acute angle …
3sharp-set — sharp set; sharp set·ness; …
4sharp-set — sharp setness, n. /shahrp set /, adj. 1. eager to satisfy the appetite, esp. for food. 2. keen or eager. 3. set to present a sharply angled edge. [1530 40] * * * …
5sharp-set — /ˈʃap sɛt/ (say shahp set) adjective 1. very hungry. 2. keen or eager. 3. set to present a sharply angled edge …
6sharp-set — adjective Date: 1540 archaic eager in appetite or desire …
7sharp-set — craving, wanting, desiring …
8sharp-set — adjective dated very hungry …
9sharp-set — a. Eager, hungry, ravenous, famishing …
10sharp-set — adjective extremely hungry they were tired and famished for food and sleep a ravenous boy the family was starved and ragged fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy • Syn: ↑famished, ↑ravenous, ↑starved, ↑ …
