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

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sharp-set

As likely as not, if they are sharp-set, and you lay yourself out to be eaten; but it aint their habit to go for human flesh.

From The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various

He was, in fact, rather sharp-set for the freedom of solitude, that he might pursue one or two self-appointed tasks without interruption.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph

In Wolfville, we-all allers recalls that sharp-set gent who comes after Cherokee with respect.

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry

Oh, Noel, stinging memory is more merciless than sharp-set hair shirts that fret the flesh.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

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.