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eagerest

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ea·ger 1   (ē'gər)   
adj.   ea·ger·er, ea·ger·est

  1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.

  2. Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.


[Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous, from Anglo-Norman egre, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
ea'ger·ly adv., ea'ger·ness n.
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