desirous

[ dih-zahyuhr-uhs ]

adjective

1. having or characterized by desire; desiring:

   desirous of high political office.

desirous

/ dɪˈzaɪərəs /

adjective

1. usuallypostpositive and foll by of having or expressing desire (for); having a wish or longing (for)

Derived Forms

• deˈsirously, adverb
• deˈsirousness, noun

Other Words From

• de·sirous·ly adverb
• de·sirous·ness noun
• nonde·sirous adjective
• over·de·sirous adjective
• over·de·sirous·ly adverb
• over·de·sirous·ness noun
• prede·sirous adjective
• prede·sirous·ly adverb
• super·de·sirous adjective
• super·de·sirous·ly adverb
• unde·sirous adjective
• unde·sirous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of desirous¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word desireus. See desire, -ous

Example Sentences

"I want to say he would be desirous of that, but I don't think he could have," says Christopher Elias, assistant professor of history at the American University in Cairo and author of "Gossip Men: J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the Politics of Insinuation."

From Salon

But Nelson wasn’t the only singer to launch from its desirous refrain.

From Los Angeles Times

“My understanding is that the wife was not desirous of prosecution and that she denied all the allegations made against Trevor.”

From Los Angeles Times

X-Files from the government later showed Rose had written to her local MP on Haven Fort Hotel-headed notepaper, explaining that the event "left me greatly agitated and disturbed and not the least bit desirous of another encounter".

From BBC

This is the desirous world photography makes.

From New York Times