"desirous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/ [UK], /dɪˈzaɪɹəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-desirous.wav Forms: more desirous [comparative], most desirous [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹəs Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|desirrous}} Old French desirrous Head templates: {{en-adj}} desirous (comparative more desirous, superlative most desirous)
  1. Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: solicitous, covetous Derived forms: desirously, desirousness, nondesirous, overdesirous, undesirous Translations (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain): desitjós (Catalan), désireux (French), désirant (French), desexoso (Galician), áilíosach (Irish), dúilmhear (Irish), fonnmhar (Irish), geallmhar (Irish), miangasach (Irish), mianúil (Irish), korotū (Maori), مشتاق (moštâq) (Persian), वष्टि (vaṣṭi) (Sanskrit), गृध्र (gṛdhra) (Sanskrit), togarrach (Scottish Gaelic), deseoso (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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