sharp-set

Adjective
Synonyms: famishedravenousstarvedesurient

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: famishedravenousstarvedesurient
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sharp-set \Sharp"-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]

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