desirous

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DESIROUS, adjective Wishing for; wishing to obtain; coveting; solicitous to possess and enjoy. Be not desirous of his dainties. Proverbs 23:3. Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him. John 16:19.
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