Meanings
adjectivesharp-set (comparative more sharp-set, superlative most sharp-set)
comparative more sharp-set · superlative most sharp-set
- datedidiomaticEager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.
an eagle or a lion sharp-set
2 more examples
December 7, 1711, Henry Cromwell, letter to Alexander Pope The town is sharp-set on new plays.
"Are ye sharp-set?" he asked, glancing at about the level of my knee. "Ye can eat that drop parritch."
1880, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped
Synonyms & antonyms
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