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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dated, idiomatic) Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous..
an eagle or a lion sharp-set
December 7, 1711, Henry Cromwell, letter to Alexander Pope The town is sharp-set on new plays.
"Are ye sharp-set?" he asked, glancing at about the level of my knee. "Ye can eat that drop parritch."
Use sharp-set when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sharp-set means (dated, idiomatic) Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous..
Common synonyms include esurient, ravenous, famished, hungry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
an eagle or a lion sharp-set
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