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Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] "Like eager droppings into milk." Shak.

In an eager manner.

The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. "The eagerness of love." Addison.

Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. Meager were his looks; Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. Shak.

Poorly; thinly.

The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.

Too eager; too impatient. -- O`ver*ea"ger*ly, adv. -- O"ver*ea"ger*ness, n.

On tiptoe; eagerly expecting. We all feel a-tiptoe with hope and confidence. F. Harrison.

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. Southey.

Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention. Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. Milton.

In eager desire; eager; astir. All agog to dash through thick and thin. Cowper.

An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition: By that sin fell the angels. Shak. The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres. Burke.

To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.] They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation. Latimer.

Eager desire. J. D. Forbes

ious to please. He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay.

Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.

Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.] Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck.

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.

Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.

In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.