2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desirous \De*sir"ous\, a. [F. d['e]sireux, OF desiros, fr
desir. See {Desire}, n.]
Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain;
covetous.
Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him --John
xvi. 19.
Be not desirous of his dainties. --Prov. xxiii.
3.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
desirous
adj : having or expressing desire for something "desirous of high
office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the
problem" [ant: {undesirous}]
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