desejoso
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese desejoso, from desejo (“desire”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
desejoso (feminine desejosa, masculine plural desejosos, feminine plural desejosas, metaphonic)
- wishful (expressing a wish or longing for something)
- Antonym: indesejoso
- eager (excited by desire in the pursuit of something)