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   Ea·ger

   /ˈēɡər/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) wanting to do or have something very much: "the man was eager to please" Similar anxiousimpatientwaiting with bated breathlongingyearningachingwishinghopinghopefulthirstyhungrygreedydesirous ofhankering afterintent onbent onset onon the edge of one's seaton pins and needleson tenterhooksinformal:hotitchinggaggingdyingOpposite uninterested
   • ▪ (of a person's expression or tone of voice) characterized by keen expectancy or interest: "small eager faces looked up and listened" Similar keenenthusiasticavidferventfervidardentzealouspassionatemotivatedwholehearteddedicatedcommittedearnestdiligentinformal:bright-eyed and bushy-tailedmad keen(as) keen as mustardliterary:perfervidpassionalOpposite apathetic

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from Old French aigre ‘keen’, from Latin acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’.

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