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desirously

desirously adverb: with desire; eagerly.

Adverb

desirously (comparative more desirously, superlative most desirously)

  1. With desire; eagerly

Forms of desirously

comparativemore desirously
superlativemost desirously

Origin of desirously

From desirous + -ly.

Questions about desirously

What does desirously mean?
Desirously means with desire; eagerly.
What part of speech is desirously?
Desirously is an adverb.

Words near desirously in the dictionary

  1. desiringly
  2. desirings
  3. desirive
  4. desirosity
  5. desirous
  6. desirously
  7. desirousness
  8. Desirs
  9. desirudin
  10. Desirée
  11. desis

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