Eager and Short

Eager

Eager adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.

Short and eager are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Eager".

Nearby Words: eagerness, eagerly

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Eager and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eager" instead an adjective "Short".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • An old Merrie Melodies short called "Ding Dog Daddy" features a hapless dog, who shares the voice of Goofy, eager to find love.
  • Series / Justified In short order: Tim is a tad too eager to kill people, may have PTSD and may be an alcoholic.
  • Ironic Hell Night Gallery did a short skit where a hippie-type (memorably played by John Astin) arrives in Hell, eager to experience the flames.
    Source: Ironic Hell
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