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Eager

Sharp; sour; acid.

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Anxious 84% connected

Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied t…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Anxious 84% connected

Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied t…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dying 84% connected

of Die

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Dying 84% connected

of Die

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

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Impatient 84% connected

Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for somet…

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Impatient 84% connected

Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for somet…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Overeager 84% connected

Too eager; too impatient.

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Overeager 84% connected

Too eager; too impatient.

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Bore 92% connected

of Bear

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Eagre 92% connected

A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; -- commonly called the bore. See…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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