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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Desirous

/dĭz-īr'-əs/ · De·sir·ous · IPA /dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/
01 a. Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.
  1. 1.
    Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.
    “Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him.” — John xvi. 19.
    “Be not desirous of his dainties.” — Prov. xxiii. 3.