sharp-set

American  

[shahrp-set] / ˈʃɑrpˌsɛt /

adjective

1. eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.

2. keen or eager.

3. set to present a sharply angled edge.

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sharp-set British  

adjective

1. set to give an acute cutting angle

2. keenly hungry

3. keen or eager

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Other Word Forms

• sharp-setness noun

Etymology

Origin of sharp-set

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

"An' don't ye mind if Mr. James Bowdoin is a bit sharp-set the morn," said Jamie McMurtagh.

From Pirate Gold by Stimson, Frederic Jesup

He never failed to carry a portion to his mother, sharp-set as he always was himself.

From Hurricane Hurry by Kingston, William Henry Giles

We're late for supper now, and it don't do for me to get too sharp-set; there ain't likely to be more supper than what I can get away with.

From The Wooing of Calvin Parks by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

But once the breakfast-things cleared away, he found Stair as sharp-set as a terrier at a rat-hole, as it were, nosing after knowledge.

From Patsy by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

The wounded were, however, sharp-set in all respects.

From Rivers of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)