eagerly+desirous

  • 31cov´et|ous|ness — cov|et|ous «KUHV uh tuhs», adjective. 1. desiring things that belong to others: »Russia long has cast covetous eyes southward toward the Persian Gulf (Newsweek). 2. eagerly desirous, especially of money: »Covetous beyond all sense of humanity, he …

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  • 32cov´et|ous|ly — cov|et|ous «KUHV uh tuhs», adjective. 1. desiring things that belong to others: »Russia long has cast covetous eyes southward toward the Persian Gulf (Newsweek). 2. eagerly desirous, especially of money: »Covetous beyond all sense of humanity, he …

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  • 33cov|et|ous — «KUHV uh tuhs», adjective. 1. desiring things that belong to others: »Russia long has cast covetous eyes southward toward the Persian Gulf (Newsweek). 2. eagerly desirous, especially of money: »Covetous beyond all sense of humanity, he foreclosed …

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  • 34The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 35Avaricious — Av a*ri cious ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]sh [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. [1913 Webster] Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage: {Avaricious},… …

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  • 36Avariciously — Avaricious Av a*ri cious ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]sh [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. [1913 Webster] Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage:… …

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  • 37Avariciousness — Avaricious Av a*ri cious ([a^]v [.a]*r[i^]sh [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. [1913 Webster] Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage:… …

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  • 38Eager — Ea ger, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre, aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root signifying to be sharp. Cf. {Acrid}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] …

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  • 39Wistful — Wist ful, a. [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See {Wish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Longing; wishful; desirous. [1913 Webster] Lifting up one of… …

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  • 40Wistfully — Wistful Wist ful, a. [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See {Wish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Longing; wishful; desirous. [1913 Webster] Lifting up… …

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