desired

[ dih-zahyuhrd ]

/ dɪˈzaɪərd /

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adjective

yearned or wished for; coveted.

deemed correct or proper; selected; required: The chef added stock until the sauce reached the desired consistency.

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Origin of desired

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at desire, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM desired

un·de·sired, adjectivewell-de·sired, adjective

How to use desired in a sentence

Of course, one of the undesired outcomes of the last several years has been consolidation.
Banks Really Are Different Five Years After the Financial Crisis|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the U.K., an undesired tongue kiss was disassociated with rape under the 2003 Sexual Offences Act.
Dutch Supreme Court’s ‘Forced-Tongue Kiss’ Rape Ruling Explained|Lizzie Crocker|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fred didn't play any more jokes upon those boys, and after his undesired elevation, he was quite subdued.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White
Moments like these are the mothers in travail of a resolve joylessly conceived, undesired to clasp, Necessity's offspring.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith

Besides that, the legal procedure to which they are subjected is a not undesired, new and powerful stimulus to them.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
The absence of lunch was bad enough, but this unexpected and undesired company was insult on injury.
Dickory Dock|L. T. Meade
Those who do not believe in personal influence should go into a house which uninvited and undesired guests have regretfully left.
At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern|Myrtle Reed

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