sharp-set

An old-fashioned adjective meaning very hungry or having a keen appetite.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif vieilli signifiant très affamé ou ayant un appétit aigu.

1. Extremely hungry C1 informal british

   Feeling a strong need for food; ravenous.

   • After the long hike, we were all sharp-set and ready for dinner.
   • He came home sharp-set and ate everything in the fridge.
   • The children were sharp-set after playing outside all afternoon.

   🇫🇷affamé

   Synonymes: esurientfamishedhungryraveningravenousstarvingvoracious

   Antonymes: fullsatiated

• more sharp-set comparative form
• most sharp-set superlative form