eagerly desirous
1Desirous — De*sir ous, a. [F. d[ e]sireux, OF. desiros, fr. desir. See {Desire}, n.] Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous. [1913 Webster] Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. John xvi. 19. [1913 Webster] Be not… …
2desirous — adjective a) Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous. b) experiencing desire …
3ambitious — ambitiously, adv. ambitiousness, n. /am bish euhs/, adj. 1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. 2. showing or caused by ambition: an ambitious attempt to… …
4covetous — covetously, adv. covetousness, n. /kuv i teuhs/, adj. 1. inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy. 2. eagerly desirous. [1250 1300; ME coveitous < AF, OF; see COVET, OUS] Syn. 1. grasping, rapacious. See avaricious. * * * …
5ambitious — am•bi•tious [[t]æmˈbɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, etc.: an ambitious student[/ex] 2) showing or caused by ambition; requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: an ambitious …
6covetous — cov•et•ous [[t]ˈkʌv ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) inordinately desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy 2) eagerly desirous • Etymology: 1250–1300 cov′et•ous•ly, adv. cov′et•ous•ness, n. syn: See avaricious …
7ambitious — /æmˈbɪʃəs/ (say am bishuhs) adjective 1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of obtaining power, superiority, or distinction. 2. showing ambition; aiming high: an ambitious undertaking. 3. intended to be, or appearing to be, superior, distinctive,… …
8covetous — /ˈkʌvətəs/ (say kuvuhtuhs) adjective 1. inordinately or wrongly desirous. 2. eagerly desirous, especially of another person s possessions. {Middle English, from Old French coveitos, from Latin cupiditas desire} –covetously, adverb –covetousness,… …
9avid — (adj.) 1769, from Fr. avide (15c.), from L. avidus longing eagerly, desirous, greedy, from avere to desire eagerly. Also in part a back formation from AVIDITY (Cf. avidity). Related: Avidly …
10Appetent — Ap pe*tent, a. [L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere.] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.] [1913 Webster] Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck. [1913 Webster] …
