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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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