desirous (a)
wishful (a)

a00887719

type a
lex_filenum 00
def having or expressing desire for something
examples desirous of high office
desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form wishful → wishfulness
Derivationally related form desirous → desire
Antonym desirous → undesirous
Similar to appetent; athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p); avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy; covetous, envious, jealous; nostalgic; homesick
Incoming links
Similar to appetent; athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p); avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy; covetous, envious, jealous; nostalgic; homesick
Antonym undesirous → desirous
Derived from adjective wishfully → wishful
Derivationally related form wishfulness → wishful
Derivationally related form desire → desirous

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry