desirous
adjective
de·sir·ous
di-ˈzī(-ə)r-əs 
: impelled or governed by desire
desirous of fame
desirously
adverb
desirousness
noun
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Examples of desirous in a Sentence
management is very desirous of finishing the project on time and within budget
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The mainstay here will be the use of generative AI to aid humans who are desirous of carrying out a forgive-and-forget.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
One corporate communications professional says that CEOs, once desirous of a faceless chief comms officer, now lean toward someone who has the regular experience of dealing with the press, whether at a White House briefing or, even more importantly, on a campaign.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2024
The spacey Pisces Moon squares desirous Venus at 10:43 am EDT, luring us toward entertaining distractions.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
With the desirous Moon in your 9th House of Adventure, you may be tempted to go somewhere outside your usual stomping grounds.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
One corporate communications professional says that CEOs, once desirous of a faceless chief comms officer, now lean toward someone who has the regular experience of dealing with the press, whether at a White House briefing or, even more importantly, on a campaign.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2024
The spacey Pisces Moon squares desirous Venus at 10:43 am EDT, luring us toward entertaining distractions.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
With the desirous Moon in your 9th House of Adventure, you may be tempted to go somewhere outside your usual stomping grounds.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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“Desirous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desirous. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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desirous
adjective
de·sir·ous
di-ˈzī(ə)r-əs
: eagerly wishing
desirous of an invitation
desirously
adverb
desirousness
noun
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