desirous

[dih-zahyuhr-uhs]

adjective

1. having or characterized by desire; desiring.

   desirous of high political office.

desirous

/ dɪˈzaɪərəs /

adjective

1. having or expressing desire (for); having a wish or longing (for)

Other Word Forms

• desirously adverb
• desirousness noun
• nondesirous adjective
• overdesirous adjective
• overdesirously adverb
• overdesirousness noun
• predesirous adjective
• predesirously adverb
• superdesirous adjective
• superdesirously adverb
• undesirous adjective
• undesirously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of desirous¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word desireus. See desire, -ous

Example Sentences

"I also don't really see evidence there's even a strong minority of Russians who are desirous of a liberal, Western-allied type of democracy."

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But Nelson wasn’t the only singer to launch from its desirous refrain.

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“My understanding is that the wife was not desirous of prosecution and that she denied all the allegations made against Trevor.”

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TRUMP: In its immediate aftermath, Trump and his supporters seized on the Mar-a-Lago search as a partisan attack from Democrats who had long been desirous of removing him from office.

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The airspace above the capital is a no-fly zone, off-limits to anyone desirous of slipping the surly bonds of Earth and gazing down at what, quite frankly, is a pretty handsome town.

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