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de·sir·ous
/
dɪˈzaɪər
əs
/
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[
dih-
zahy
uh
r
-
uh
s
]
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adjective
having or characterized by
desire
;
desiring
:
desirous of high political office.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
<
Old French
desireus.
See
desire
,
-ous
Related forms
de·sir·ous·ly,
adverb
de·sir·ous·ness,
noun
non·de·sir·ous,
adjective
o·ver·de·sir·ous,
adjective
o·ver·de·sir·ous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·de·sir·ous·ness,
noun
pre·de·sir·ous,
adjective
pre·de·sir·ous·ly,
adverb
su·per·de·sir·ous,
adjective
su·per·de·sir·ous·ly,
adverb
un·de·sir·ous,
adjective
un·de·sir·ous·ly,
adverb
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desirous
(dɪˈzaɪərəs)
—
adj
(usually
postpositive
and foll by
of
)
having or expressing desire (for); having a wish or longing (for)
de'sirously
—
adv
de'sirousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
desirous
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. desirous, O.Fr. desireus (Mod.Fr. désireux), from L.L. desiderosus, from stem of desiderare (see
desire
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Many of the grown people are
desirous
of learning to read.
The program is open to individuals who are unemployed or employed and
desirous
of upgrading their level of employment.
Some, when they take revenge, are
desirous
the party should know whence it
cometh.
Whoso is
desirous
of beating a dog will readily find a stick.
We are moving from a society
desirous
of instant gratification to a society of instant anticipation.
They have voted taxes and loans, measuring their burden only by the suffering they were
desirous
of relieving.
The drivers employed in the place fed him and treated him kindly, as they were
desirous
of keeping him in the place.
We were exhausted from our wet and windy golf excursion,
desirous
of drinks and a nap.
Short is an architect feverishly
desirous
of accomplishing something artistic.
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