Eager Definition
ēgər
eagerest, eagerer
adjective
eagerest, eagerer
Feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent.
Webster's New World
Sharp; keen.
Webster's New World
Shakespeare.
A nipping and an eager air.
Wiktionary
Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
Wiktionary
(computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
An eager algorithm.
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Noun
Singular:
eager
Plural:
eagersAdjective
Base Form:
eager
Comparative:
eagerer
Superlative:
eagerestOrigin of Eager
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From Middle English eger, from Old French egre (French aigre) , from Latin acer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.
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Middle English eger sour, sharp, impetuous from Anglo-Norman egre from Latin ācer ak- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See eagre.
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