desirous

adjective

de·​sir·​ous di-ˈzī(-ə)r-əs 

: impelled or governed by desire

desirous of fame

desirously adverb

desirousness noun

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

Examples of desirous in a Sentence

management is very desirous of finishing the project on time and within budget

Recent Examples on the Web

The event is free and open to all who are working for and/or desirous of justice and peace. —Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024

The mainstay here will be the use of generative AI to aid humans who are desirous of carrying out a forgive-and-forget. —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

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

desirous

adjective

de·​sir·​ous di-ˈzī(ə)r-əs 

: eagerly wishing

desirous of an invitation

desirously adverb

desirousness noun