desirous
/dɪˈzʌɪərəs
/adjective [predicative]
Having or characterized by desire: the Pope was desirous of peace in Europe...
- At this point I was desirous of dying and disappearing at the same time.
- What's more, I contend that a person who is self-assured and who is not desirous of doing an activity which he/she considers disagreeable will have no need for alcohol.
- This was more or less the situation when European traders arrived with goods that they were desirous of exchanging with the farmers of the mainland and freshwater swamps.
Synonyms
eager for, desiring, wishing for, hoping for, anxious for, keen on/for, avid for, craving for, yearning for, itching for, longing for, thirsty for, hungry for, ravening for, greedy for;
ambitious for, aspiring to;
covetous, envious
informal dying for
Origin
Middle English: from Old French desireus, based on Latin desiderare 'to desire' (see desiderate).
- trading post
- trading profit
- trading rat
- trading room
- trading stamp
- tradish
- tradit
- tradition
- traditional
- traditionalise
- traditionalism
- traditionalist
- traditionalistic
- traditionality
- traditionalization
- traditionalize
- traditional jazz
- traditionally
- traditional medicine
- traditional owner
- traditio'narily
- traditionary
- tradition-directed
- tradition-direction
- traditioned