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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
EXPANDo·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
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- The drivers employed in the place fed him and treated him kindly, as they were desirous of keeping him in the place.
- For poor children desirous of finding their way home: brea no, wait, that didn't work.
- Both times he was alone and feeling desirous of company.
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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).
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