Hypertext Webster Gateway: "desirous"
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) 1.7 (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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