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Desirous in a sentence

Desirous meaning

Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

Synonyms of Desirous

wishful jealous envious covetous greedy esurient devouring avid thirsty hungry athirst appetent undesirous

Related words

Other words often associated with Desirous or its synonyms:

avaricious famished grasping starved ravenous acquisitive grabby prehensile gluttonous distrustful aspiring enthusiastic

Using Desirous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
  • Useful related words include: wishful, jealous, envious, covetous.
  • In the example corpus, desirous often appears in combinations such as: desirous of, is desirous, was desirous.

Context around Desirous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

though 1× athletes 1× achieve 1× genuinely 1×

Often after:

world 1× result 1× goals 1× houseguest 1×

Sentence patterns with Desirous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a more desirous houseguest as 1× alas is desirous of sinking 1× aminu is desirous of the 1× are very desirous to have 1× but that desirous result eludes 1× eu is desirous of continuing 1× help and desirous of the 1× is the desirous world photography 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a responsible 1× but that desirous 1× citizens are committed 1× dressed and bounding 1× every one genuinely 1× he alas is 1×

Common sentence endings:

achieve desirous goals 1× and even improving 1× and the borrower 1× and tricia cooke 1× apprehension and prosecution 1× at 6 45pm 1×

Words around Desirous

Just before it in the word index:

desiring 75 desires 721 desiree 85 desired 1.991 desireable 2 desire 3.816

Just after it in the word index:

desis 2 desisa 5 desist 291 desisted 8 desisting 6 desisto 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulrazaq 54 adan 54 adolphus 54 afridi 54 aghast 54 agitate 54

Corpus analysis for Desirous

  • In this selection, "desirous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, athletes, achieve, world, result and goals stand out and add context to how "desirous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a more desirous houseguest as and alas is desirous of sinking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "desirous" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with desirous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is the desirous world photography makes. (7 words)

But that desirous result eludes screenwriters Coen and Tricia Cooke. (10 words)

President Granger said he too is desirous of having elections soonest. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

He, alas, is desirous of sinking his teeth into Dr Fanning’s veiny, venal neck and duly does so, turning Fanning (Jamie McShane) into Patient Zero for a vampiric virus that carries the potential to save mankind from all the ills living flesh is heir to. (46 words)

Sharing his thoughts on the implication of a compromised election that undermined the will of the Nigerian people in the forthcoming election, Ruth Catriona, said: “We are very desirous to have credible people-oriented Nigeria presidents. (36 words)

Citizens are committed to and desirous of facilitating the demystification of “fuel subsidy regime” and the dismantling and exposure of the cabal responsible for sustained energy crisis in Nigeria for apprehension and prosecution. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Malam Salisu Rabo-Kurfi, State Commander of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), appreciated the government saying the support was desirous and timely.

Sharing his thoughts on the implication of a compromised election that undermined the will of the Nigerian people in the forthcoming election, Ruth Catriona, said: “We are very desirous to have credible people-oriented Nigeria presidents.

This is the desirous world photography makes.

But that desirous result eludes screenwriters Coen and Tricia Cooke.

Citizens are committed to and desirous of facilitating the demystification of “fuel subsidy regime” and the dismantling and exposure of the cabal responsible for sustained energy crisis in Nigeria for apprehension and prosecution.

Tired of being unable to move without male help, and desirous of the independence afforded by bicycle-riding, they led the movement to ditch corsetry.

Dressed and bounding through the woods similarly, they are desirous of ‘love’ only if it is a challenge and just a tad bit out of reach.

He explained that the relationship is a good one, one the EU is desirous of continuing and even improving.

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Ikpeazu said that the government would take action against any form of disobedience to the directives as it was desirous to protect the lives of its citizens.

Though desirous of having presidency of Igbo extraction come 2023, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied reaching out to any group or individual to intervene on Igbo behalf.

According to the organisers, the athletes desirous to take part in the event can register themselves online at jammuathletesclub.

As a responsible party, we of the PDP are desirous of ensuring that the general elections are peaceful, orderly and credible in Rivers State.

He, alas, is desirous of sinking his teeth into Dr Fanning’s veiny, venal neck and duly does so, turning Fanning (Jamie McShane) into Patient Zero for a vampiric virus that carries the potential to save mankind from all the ills living flesh is heir to.

He encouraged the students to work hard with great zeal and dedication to achieve desirous goals.

If we do get them, believe me the president is desirous of completing infrastructure projects because he believes that that is the first step to economic growth.

In my experience, being on the spectrum makes me a more desirous houseguest, as people are constantly on the lookout for free tech support.

President Granger said he too is desirous of having elections soonest.

QS Aminu is desirous of the promotion of Microfinance through tax incentivisation for both the lender and the borrower.

Those desirous of an up-close view of this year’s floats can visit the starting point – the Shri Krishna Mandir, Campbellville at 6:00pm before the floats leave at 6:45pm.

Every one genuinely desirous of change starts from one point of the spectrum or the other.

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Common combinations with desirous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "desirous" in a sentence?
An example: "Malam Salisu Rabo-Kurfi, State Commander of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), appreciated the government saying the support was desirous and timely." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "desirous" from authentic English texts.
What does "desirous" mean?
Desirous means: Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
What are synonyms of "desirous"?
Common synonyms of "desirous" include: wishful, jealous, envious, covetous, greedy, esurient, devouring, avid. Plus 5 more synonyms.
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