desirous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈzaɪɹəs/ (UK)
- /dəˈzaɪɹəs/ (UK)
- /dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous.
Meanings
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Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of Siam, being desirous of maintaining and strengthening the relations of friendship which happily exist between them […]
1925 July 14, “Treaty between the United Kingdom and Siam for the revision of their mutual treaty arrangements and protocol concerning jurisdiction applicable in Siam to British subjects, etc; signed at London, July 14, 1925; ratifications exchanged. March 30, 1926”, in The American Journal of International Law, volume 22, number 1, published 1928, pages 12–13:More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.
2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most desirous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more desirous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overdesirous · desirously · nondesirous · desirousness · undesirous
Synonyms
Translations (18)
es deseoso (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ga áilíosach (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · es turnio (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ga fonnmhar (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · mi korotū (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ga geallmhar (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ga mianúil (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · sa गृध्र (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · fr désireux (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · gl desexoso (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · sa वष्टि (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · hi इच्छुक (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ca desitjós (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · gd togarrach (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · fa مشتاق (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · fr désirant (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ga miangasach (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain) · ga dúilmhear (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)