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desirous

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de·sir·ous  (d-zrs)
adj.
Having or expressing desire; desiring: Both sides were desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem.

de·sirous·ly adv.
de·sirous·ness n.

desirous [dɪˈzaɪərəs]
adj
(usually postpositive and foll by of) having or expressing desire (for); having a wish or longing (for)
desirously  adv
desirousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.desirous - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
undesiring, undesirous - having or feeling no desire; "a very private man, totally undesirous of public office"

desirous
adjective wishing, wanting, longing, willing, hoping, ready, desiring, keen, anxious, ambitious, eager, hopeful, aspiring, craving, yearning, avid The opposition is clearly desirous of peace.
opposed, reluctant, unwilling, grudging, averse, loath, disinclined, unenthusiastic, indisposed
Translations
desirous [dɪˈzaɪərəs] ADJ (frm) → deseoso (of de) to be desirous ofdesear
to be desirous thatdesear que + subjun
to be desirous to do sthdesear hacer algo
desirous [dɪˈzaɪərəs] adj
desirous of → désireux/euse de
desirous
adj (form) to be desirous of somethingetw wünschen; to be desirous of doing somethingden Wunsch haben, etw zu tun
desirous [dɪˈzaɪərəs] adj (frm) desirous (of)desideroso/a (di)
desirous [dɪˈzaɪərəs] adj (frm) desirous (of)desideroso/a (di)


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After a good deal of fruitless argument the question was referred for decision to a passing Coyote, who was a bit of a demagogue and desirous to stand well with both.
My lieutenant, for instance, is a man of wonderful courage and enterprise; he is madly desirous of glory, or rather, to word my phrase more characteristically, of advancement in his profession.
Hence it might and probably would happen that the foreign nation with whom the SOUTHERN confederacy might be at war would be the one with whom the NORTHERN confederacy would be the most desirous of preserving peace and friendship.
 
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