Bible Dictionaries
Eager
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Sharp; sour; acid.
(2):
(a.) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
(3):
(a.) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
(4):
(a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.
(5):
(n.) Same as Eagre.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Eager'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/eager.html. 1828.