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

She thought they had lost caste in his eyes; but Phillis, who was shrewd and sharp-set in her wits, read him more truly.

From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

Savans, lovers, people of leisure, and maidens are passionately sharp-set upon letters; business-people, not at all.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul

The two judges and resident magistrate came into court, alert and sharp-set, and proceedings began.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.

"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

This pleases you, and you step about the place and come in sharp-set for breakfast.

From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)