Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something. · Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required. · Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. · Sharp; sour; acid.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo be or become eager. · To express eagerness. · To make or encourage to be eager
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager Inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigre), from Latin ācrus, variant of ācer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.
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