very desirous
1desirous — [[t]dɪza͟ɪ͟ərəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ of ing/n If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much. [FORMAL] Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and… …
2desirous — de|sir|ous [dıˈzaıərəs US ˈzaır ] adj [not before noun] formal wanting something very much desirous of ▪ He became restless and desirous of change …
3desirous — adjective formal wanting something very much (+ of): No one had ever been so openly desirous of my attention …
4Thermantia — (d. 415) was the second Empress consort of Honorius, Western Roman Emperor.FamilyShe was a daughter of Stilicho, magister militum of the Western Roman Empire, and Serena. Thermantia was a sister of Eucherius and Maria. De Consulatu Stilichonis by …
5covetous — a. Eager, very desirous (usually in a bad sense, though sometimes in a good sense), greedy, enviously desirous, inordinately desirous, avaricious …
6emulous — a. 1. Competing, rivalling. 2. Very desirous or eager to excel or equal. 3. Contentious, envious, jealous. 4. [With of.] Very desirous, eager …
7Covetous — Cov et*ous (k?v ?t ?s), a. [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See {Covet}, v. t.] 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; used in a good sense. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. [1913 Webster] Covetous death bereaved us all …
8New Zealand Company — The New Zealand Company originated in London in 1837 as the New Zealand Association with the aim of promoting the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The association, and later the company, intended to follow the colonising principles of… …
9Clearchus of Soli — This article is about the writer Clearchus. For others with this name, see Clearchus (disambiguation). Clearchus of Soli (Greek: Kλέαρχoς, Klearkhos) was a Greek philosopher of the 4th 3rd century BCE, belonging to Aristotle s Peripatetic school …
10St. Martin of Tours — St. Martin of Tours † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Martin of Tours Bishop; born at Sabaria (today Steinamanger in German, or Szombathely in Hungarian), Pannonia (Hungary), about 316; died at Candes, Touraine, most probably in 397. In… …
