desirous

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/dəˈzæɹəs/

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/dəˈzæɹəs/ · /dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/(UK) · /dɪˈzaɪɹəs/(UK)

Definition of desirous

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adj

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 […]”
“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.”

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From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous.

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