51³Ō¹Ļ

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desirous

[dih-zahyuhr-uhs]

adjective

  1. having or characterized by desire; desiring.

    desirous of high political office.



desirous

/ »åɪˈ³ś²¹ÉŖÉ™°łÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. having or expressing desire (for); having a wish or longing (for)

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • desirously adverb
  • desirousness noun
  • nondesirous adjective
  • overdesirous adjective
  • overdesirously adverb
  • overdesirousness noun
  • predesirous adjective
  • predesirously adverb
  • superdesirous adjective
  • superdesirously adverb
  • undesirous adjective
  • undesirously adverb
  • »å±šĖˆ²õ¾±°ł“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • »å±šĖˆ²õ¾±°ł“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of desirous1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word desireus. See desire, -ous
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"I also don't really see evidence there's even a strong minority of Russians who are desirous of a liberal, Western-allied type of democracy."

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But Nelson wasn’t the only singer to launch from its desirous refrain.

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ā€œMy understanding is that the wife was not desirous of prosecution and that she denied all the allegations made against Trevor.ā€

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TRUMP: In its immediate aftermath, Trump and his supporters seized on the Mar-a-Lago search as a partisan attack from Democrats who had long been desirous of removing him from office.

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The airspace above the capital is a no-fly zone, off-limits to anyone desirous of slipping the surly bonds of Earth and gazing down at what, quite frankly, is a pretty handsome town.

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