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What is "desirous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does desirous mean in English? Meaning of desirous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "desirous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "desirous": having or expressing desire for something

Adjective

  • Meaning: having or expressing desire for something
  • Example: desirous of high office desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem
  • Synonyms: desirous wishful
  • Antonyms: undesiring undesirous
  • Similar: appetent athirst avid covetous devouring envious esurient greedy homesick hungry jealous nostalgic thirsty

    • Pronunciation in UK: /dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/

  • Adjective: Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous. 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, 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.2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, 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.

    • Synonyms:

    wishful, acquisitive, ambitious, amorous, anxious, avid, covetous, craving, desiring, eager, enthusiastic, grasping, greedy, hot, itchy, keen, longing, lustful, passionate, ready, stimulated, willing, wishing, yearning, prehensile, turned on,

    Antonyms:

    reluctant, unambitious, unenthusiastic, unhopeful,

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    desirous in English: desirous
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