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Thesaurus: desirable

Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.

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  1. v. t. Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
  2. adj. worth having or seeking or achieving
  3. adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
  4. Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable. All of them desirable young men. Ezek. xxiii. 12. As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite. Blackmore.
  5. Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wishto possess; pleasing; agreeable.All of them desirable young men. Ezek. xxiii. 12.As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite.Blackmore.
  6. j:100 a. worth having or seeking or achieving s. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse