Desirous \De*sir"ous\, a. [F. d['e]sireux, OF. desiros, fr. desir. See Desire, n.]

Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.

Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. --John xvi. 19.

Be not desirous of his dainties. --Prov. xxiii. 3.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)