75 entries under desirous topic. ×

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nostalgic(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, melancholy)
21
longing(noun, adjective, sad, melancholy, anxious)
20
yearning(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
17
wishful(noun, adjective, desire, sad, melancholy)
16
homesick(noun, adjective, syrupy, wishful)
15
languishing(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
6
anxious(adjective, desire, eager, syrupy)
6
eager(adjective, feeling, enthusiastic, excited, anxious)
5
pining(noun, adjective, eager, nostalgic)
4
hungry(adjective, desire, anxious, eager)
3
craving(noun, adjective, desire, eager)
3
passionate(adjective, feeling, heavy, hot, ardent)
2
desiring(adjective, desire, syrupy, wishful)
2
esurient(adjective, desire, syrupy, wishful)
2
thirsty(adjective, desire, syrupy, wishful)
1
ardent(adjective, feeling, passionate, heavy, hot)
1
athirst(adjective, desire, syrupy, wishful)
1
enterprising(adjective, syrupy, wishful, go-go)
1
envious(adjective, syrupy, wishful, go-go)
1
famishing(adjective, syrupy, wishful, go-go)
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