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Definition of Desired
1. Adjective. Greatly desired.
2. Adjective. Wanted intensely. "It produced the desired effect"
Definition of Desired
1. Verb. (past of desire) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desired
1. desire [v] - See also: desire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desired
Literary usage of Desired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"An Instrument of Precision for producing Monochromatic Light of any desired
Wave-length, and its Use in the Investigation of the Optical Properties of ..."
2. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, William Caxton (1900)
"... desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be
made knight of Sir Launcelot. WITH these words came before the king ..."
3. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1896)
"FULL NAMES desired. IF the librarians who wrote papers for the World's Fair
meeting of the ALA — those of them who do not ordinarily spell out their middle ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"clamped at both ends upon a rigid frame, the frame to be made square so as to
allow the knife to be placed in any desired position or at any desired angle. ..."
Other Resources:
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