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desirous
adjective de·sir·ous \di-ˈzī(-ə)r-əs\
: wanting or wishing for something very much : feeling desire for something
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First Known Use of DESIROUS
14th century
Related to DESIROUS
- Synonyms
- agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked [slang], great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked [slang], thirsty, voracious, wild
- Antonyms
- apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic
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