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Webster 1913 Edition
Desirous
De-sir′ous
,Adj.
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. 3.
Webster 1828 Edition
Desirous
DESIROUS
,Adj.
Be not desirous of his dainties. Prov. 23.
Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him. John 16.
Definition 2024
desirous
desirous
English
Adjective
desirous (comparative more desirous, superlative most desirous)
- Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.
- 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The Onion AV Club:
- More significantly, rigid deference to 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.
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Translations
Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous