‘Go to your supper. I venture you're pretty sharp-set.’
Example sentencesExamples
When will he appear from the swamp and swallow up her nakedness hungrily, sharp-set, to rid the world of the dirt that we sweep under the carpet to repress.
Synonyms
ravenous, empty, hollow, faint from hunger
Definition of sharp-set in US English:
sharp-set
adjectiveˌSHärpˈset
dated
Very hungry.
〈旧〉非常饥饿的
“Go to your supper. I venture you're pretty sharp-set.”
Example sentencesExamples
When will he appear from the swamp and swallow up her nakedness hungrily, sharp-set, to rid the world of the dirt that we sweep under the carpet to repress.