undesirousadj.
/ˌʌndᵻˈzʌɪərəs/, U.S. /ˌəndəˈzaɪ(ə)rəs/, /ˌəndiˈzaɪ(ə)rəs/ (un- prefix1 1) Chiefly const. of (also that, to).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of
unwilling?c1550
undesirous1655
undesiring1693
unanxious1742
unwishing1743
uncourting1744
1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. i. 44 That vice, would render me as vnworthy, as vndesirous to Live.
1678 A. Seller Devout Communicant (ed. 4) 19 The qualms of undesirous Communicants.
1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 230 This hasty measure has embarrassed England, undesirous of war if it can be avoided.
1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 203 To a being undesirous of it, and hating it, revelation is impossible.
1879 Athenæum 13 May Forcing the crude productions of his mind on an undesirous world.
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