Desirous
/dəˈzæɹəs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
"More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing."
Adjective
- 1 having or expressing desire for something wordnet
Example
More examples"He is desirous of going abroad."
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous.