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| acquisitive |
having an eager desire to gain or possess, esp. material goods. |
| anxious |
eager. [1/3 definitions] |
| athirst |
eager, as for knowledge or experience. |
| be spoiling for |
(informal) to be eager for. |
| bloodthirsty |
eager to cause or attracted to acts of bloodshed; cruel. |
| combative |
eager or ready to fight. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| curious |
eager to learn or know. [1/3 definitions] |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| forward |
eager or ready. [1/13 definitions] |
| gobble1 |
(informal) to take or seize in an eager or greedy manner; grab (usu. fol. by "up"). [1/3 definitions] |
| grasping |
overly eager to obtain material goods, sometimes to the point of ruthlessness; greedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| greedy |
strongly desirous; eager (often fol. by "for"). [1/3 definitions] |
| itchy |
nervously eager, desirous, or apprehensive. [1/2 definitions] |
| keen1 |
enthusiastic, eager, or desirous. [1/4 definitions] |
| officious |
overly eager or aggressive in offering unrequested or unwanted service to others. |
| on tiptoe |
filled with eager anticipation; expectant. [1/2 definitions] |
| overeager |
combined form of eager. |
| perfervid |
extremely eager; ardent; zealous. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| quidnunc |
a person who is nosy and eager to hear the latest gossip; busybody. |
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