| Pronunciation: | | shârp set
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| | Definition: | | [adj] 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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | esurient, famished, hungry, ravenous, starved |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sharp"-set`\, a.
Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by
keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
The town is sharp-set on new plays. --Pope.
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