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Meaning of sharp-set | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.

dated, idiomatic

Examples

“an eagle or a lion sharp-set”
“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."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sharp-shod sharp-tongued sharp-toothed sharp-witted sharpchin sharpe

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