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eager

ea·ger [ gər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. enthusiastic and excited about doing something: enthusiastic and excited about something and impatiently waiting to do or get it
eager to help
eager for praise

2. full of enthusiasm and impatience: expressing enthusiastic interest and expectation or an impatient desire to do something
an eager face

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman egre< Latin acer "sharp"]

ea·ger·ly adverb
ea·ger·ness noun

Word Usage

See anxious.

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