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desired

[ dih-zahyuh rd ]

/ dɪˈzaɪərd /

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adjective

yearned or wished for; coveted.

deemed correct or proper; selected; required: The chef added stock until the sauce reached the desired consistency.

Origin of desired

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at desire, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM desired

un·de·sired, adjective well-de·sired, adjective

Words nearby desired

desinence, desipramine, desirable, desire, desire under the elms, desired, desirous, desist, desk, desk calendar, desk clerk

Example sentences from the Web for undesired

Of course, one of the undesired outcomes of the last several years has been consolidation.

Banks Really Are Different Five Years After the Financial Crisis |Daniel Gross |September 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the U.K., an undesired tongue kiss was disassociated with rape under the 2003 Sexual Offences Act.

Dutch Supreme Court’s ‘Forced-Tongue Kiss’ Rape Ruling Explained |Lizzie Crocker |March 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What fate had ever driven her forth into this undesired adventure?

The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor |Margaret Vandercook
When he heard himself called by name, by the people outside, he repented of the rashness which had produced this undesired result.

The Betrothed |Alessandro Manzoni

But to see him adoring this other—that was to be worsted on the merits—not merely to be impossible, but to be undesired.

Second String |Anthony Hope
The visit to Torywood was a misfortune; it might just turn the balance in the undesired direction.

When William Came |Saki
But, angry though he appeared, Herbert Ransome Shaw was taking no chances in this encounter with his undesired guest.

The Girl in the Mirror |Elizabeth Garver Jordan