a.
1.
Longing, yearning, greedy, anxious, impatient, keenly desirous.
2.
Ardent, zealous, enthusiastic, vehement, impetuous, forward, earnest, animated, fervent, fervid, glowing, hot, sanguine.
3.
( Poetical .) Sharp, keen, biting, mordant, nipping, stinging.