| Pronunciation: | | di'zIrus
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| Matching Terms: | | desirously, desirousness
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" |
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| | Synonyms: | | appetent, athirst(p), avid, covetous, devouring(a), envious, esurient, greedy, green, hungry(p), jealous, thirsty(p) |
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| | Antonyms: | | undesiring, undesirous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*sir"ous\, a. [F. d['e]sireux, OF. desiros, fr.
desir. See {Desire}, n.]
Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain;
covetous.
Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. --John
xvi. 19.
Be not desirous of his dainties. --Prov. xxiii.
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| | Related Terms: | | acquisitive, agog, alacritous, all agog, amative, amatory, amorous, animated, anxious, appetitive, ardent, avid, breathless, bursting to, desiderative, desireful, desiring, eager, erotic, forward, full of life, grabby, grasping, greedy, hopeful, hoping, hormic, impassioned, impatient, itchy, keen, lascivious, libidinal, libidinous, lickerish, lively, longing, loverlike, loverly, lustful, needing, optative, panting, passionate, prehensile, prompt, quick, raring to, ready, ready and willing, sexual, spirited, tempted, vital, vivacious, vivid, wanting, wishful, wishing, yearning, zestful |
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