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eagre

The correct spelling is eagre.

How to pronounce eagre

adjective

Say it like: Eeg-re

The correct spelling is eagre. Sharp; sour; acid. For example: "I was eager to show my teacher how much I'd learned over the holidays."

Usage Examples

I was eager to show my teacher how much I'd learned over the holidays.

an eager algorithm

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Sharp; sour; acid.
  2. 2.Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
  3. 3.Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
  4. 4.Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
  5. 5.Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

noun

  1. 1.A tidal bore

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