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

164 1.8

Wanting something very much, often success or praise

is specific to intense physical appetite rather than general craving

ravenous

vssharp-set

18 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

is less urgent and describes normal strong appetite

famished

vssharp-set

Informal

1 5.1

Very hungry and needing to eat right away

is intense appetite without implying actual deprivation

starved

vssharp-set

2.1

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

focuses on keen appetite rather than physical deprivation

esurient

vssharp-set

Archaic

9.9

Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money

is about eager appetite for food without greed

Antonyms

full

853 1.0

Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough

How Hungry

starving

1 1.4

famished

Informal

1 5.1

ravenous

18 6.0

sharp-set

1 9.1

hungry

∞ 1.0

peckish

UK

5 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.