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Desirous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Desirous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

having or expressing desire for something

"desirous of high office"

"desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"

2

Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

See Also
wantish yearnsome yearny avaricious anxious covetous desirousness overdesirous
Related Terms
Antonyms
undesiring
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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