desirous
adjective/dɪˈzaɪərəs/
/dɪˈzaɪərəs/
[not before noun] (formal)- desirous (of something/of doing something) | desirous (to do something) having a wish for something; wanting something
- At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desireus, based on Latin desiderare ‘to desire’, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’.Want to learn more?
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