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sharp-set

sharp-set adjective: eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.

Adjective

sharp-set (comparative more sharp-set, superlative most sharp-set)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.
    • an eagle or a lion sharp-set
    • December 7, 1711, Henry Cromwell, letter to Alexander Pope
      The town is sharp-set on new plays.

sharp-set meaning in Tamil

sharp-set in Tamil

பசி மிகுந்த

Forms of sharp-set

comparativemore sharp-set
superlativemost sharp-set

Questions about sharp-set

What does sharp-set mean?
Sharp-set means eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.
What is sharp-set in Tamil?
Sharp-set in Tamil is பசி மிகுந்த. See Sharp-set meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sharp-set?
Sharp-set is an adjective.

Words near sharp-set in the dictionary

  1. sharp-elbowed
  2. sharp-eyed
  3. sharp-long
  4. sharp-nosed
  5. sharp-pointed
  6. sharp-set
  7. sharp-sharp
  8. sharp-shinned hawk
  9. sharp-shinned hawks
  10. sharp-shod
  11. sharp-sightedness

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