desirous

Phonetic

US /dɪˈzaɪərəs/UK /dɪˈzaɪərəs/

Translations

ADJFeeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

Variants

    Examples

    • ; and the Memorialists are in consequence most desirous to obtain a grant from us of Letters Patent requiring all our subjects to recognise the degrees given under the Act of the Local Legislature in the same manner as if the said University of Sydney had been an University established within the United Kingdom under a Royal Charter or an Imperial enactment

      Source:en.wikipedia.org

    • On the other side, after having seen all the curiosities of the island, I was very desirous to leave it, being heartily weary of those people.

      Source:www.gutenberg.org

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