desirable

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DESIRABLE, adjective 1. Worthy of desire; that is to be wished for with sincerity or earnestness. An easy address is a desirable accomplishment; real virtue is still more desirable 2. Pleasing; agreeable. All of them desirable young men. Ezekiel 23:6.
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