Results for desirous

Definitions of desirous:

part of speech: adjective

Full of desire: anxious to obtain: eager.

part of speech: adjective

Wishing to obtain; anxious to possess; coveting.

part of speech: adjective

Full of a wish or longing; solicitous.

Usage examples for desirous:

• There the poor man goes to risk all that he has, desirous of getting rich without work. "The Social Cancer A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere", José Rizal

• The week- day teachers of that town having heard of some of the above circumstances, and of the powers of the Lesson System generally, in enabling children to read with but little trouble, were desirous of having its powers tested in that town, where the writer happened to be for a few days. "A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education", James Gall

• Massenet has seemingly been desirous in this work of writing a " lyrical drama" rather than an ordinary opera. "Masters of French Music", Arthur Hervey

• And I am desirous you should be made acquainted that I have remarked nothing in the person of your Embassador, but what bore testimony of his respect for me, and of his own good conduct. "Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton", John Barrow