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US
/dɪˈzaɪɝəbəɫ, dɪˈzaɪɹəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /dɪzˈaɪəɹəbəl/ ]
[ UK /dɪzˈaɪəɹəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
the parents found the girl suitable for their son -
worth having or seeking or achieving
computer with many desirable features
a desirable job
a desirable outcome
How To Use desirable In A Sentence
- The congress believes that the excavation of an interoceanic canal at sea level, so desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation, is feasible; and that, in order to take advantage of the indispensable facilities for access and operation which a channel of this kind must offer above all, this canal should extend from the Gulf of Limon to the Bay of Panama. The Path Between the Seas
- The literature on rationale effects provided a good deal of support for the general position that undesirable behaviors can often be suppressed without resorting to punishment. Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers,
- So, what makes a map desirable? Times, Sunday Times
- Could the hearts of kings and the counsels of cabinets be known with that literal exactness which is so desirable in politics, and yet so unattainable, we should probably find that Prussia's apparent readiness to lead Germany was owing to her determination that German armies should be led nowhere to the assistance of Austria. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861
- It's not possible or desirable to build enough roads for free-flowing traffic. Times, Sunday Times
- He will mention the relevant laws that fence out undesirable immigrants.
- My desire for a desirable house will come true in the near future.
- From being an overlooked, conservative fail-safe, it's shot up near the top of the list of summer desirables.
- Some of these genetic adaptations may be less desirable today. Times, Sunday Times
- I have already mentioned why a white coat might have been a desirable characteristic.