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deˈsireful, a. Now rare.
[f. desire n. + -ful.]
†1. Greatly to be desired, desirable. Obs. or arch.
1382Wyclif Dan. x. 3 Y eete not desireful breede. 1435Misyn Fire of Love 76 Delectabyl & desirefull it is in þi praysinge to be. c1510More Picus Wks. 15 More desirefull is it..to be condemned of the worlde, and exalted of God, then to be exalted of the world and condemned of god. 1580Sidney Arcadia (1622) 434 Euery thing was either vehemently desirefull, or extreamely terrible. 1877Blackie Wise Men 68 A brood of desireful maidens immortal.
2. Full of desire; desirous; wishful, eager.
152.Barclay Sallust's Jugurth 55 a, To suche desyrefull myndes as they had, nothyng coude to fast be hasted. 1540Morysine Vives' Introd. Wysd. Pref. A ij b, Alway helpynge some, and stylle desyrefull to helpe mo. 1553N. Grimalde Cicero's Offices i. 68 So desireful of..learning y⊇ nature of things. 1892C. E. Norton Dante's Paradise v. 29 Beatrice..all desireful turned herself again to that region.
Hence † deˈsirefulness, Obs., the state or quality of being desirous; eagerness.
1548Udall etc. Erasm. Par. Luke Pref. 8 He with greate desirefulnesse useth to reade. Ibid. ix. 56 Toke out of their stomakes all desierfulnesse of doyng vengeaunce. |