sharp-set - Glite Dictionary

Examples

After hiking all morning, we were absolutely sharp-set by lunchtime.
The sharp-set travelers eagerly devoured everything that was offered to them.
She arrived home sharp-set and immediately started searching for something to eat.
He is sharp-set.
After skipping breakfast, he was feeling sharp-set by lunchtime.
The dog appeared sharp-set, eagerly waiting for its meal.
With a long day ahead, she felt sharp-set and ready to eat.

Synonyms

hungry

vssharp-set

257 1.8

Wanting something very much, often success or praise

is specific to intense physical appetite rather than general craving

starved

vssharp-set

38 2.1

A person or animal who is very hungry because they have no food

focuses on keen appetite rather than physical deprivation

ravenous

vssharp-set

19 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

is less urgent and describes normal strong appetite

famished

vssharp-set

Informal

18 5.1

Very hungry and needing to eat right away

is intense appetite without implying actual deprivation

esurient

vssharp-set

Archaic

1 9.9

Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money

is about eager appetite for food without greed

Antonyms

full

67 1.0

Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough

How Hungry

starving

246 1.4

famished

Informal

18 5.1

ravenous

19 6.0

sharp-set

1 9.1

hungry

∞ 1.0

peckish

UK

6 7.3

Surface Forms

sharp-set positive

Morphology

sharp-set = sharp + set (semi-transparent) = sharp + set

The components 'sharp' and 'set' suggest a keen or disposed condition, but the dialectal sense 'extremely hungry' is a specialized meaning not directly predictable by all learners.

Etymology

Sharp-set comes from the parts sharp and set; think of sharp as a 'strong, biting' feeling and set as 'fixed' in you. So, sharp-set means having a very keen, fixed appetite or being extremely hungry.