Noah Webster
Websters Dictionary 1828
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Desirous
DESIROUS, adjective Wishing for; wishing to obtain; coveting; solicitous to possess and enjoy.
Be not desirous of his dainties. Proverbs 23:3.
Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him. John 16:19.