What does desiderable mean?
Desiderable means (obsolete) Desirable..
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/dɪˈzɪdəɹəbəl/ · adjective
(obsolete) Desirable..
And moſt men verily are of the ſame nature, who paſſing by good and deſiderable things, which be (as a man would ſay) the pleaſant and potable liquors that they have, betake themſelves to thoſe that be harſh, bad, and unſavoury.
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Desiderable means (obsolete) Desirable..
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And moſt men verily are of the ſame nature, who paſſing by good and deſiderable things, which be (as a man would ſay) the pleaſant and potable liquors that they have, betake themſelves to thoſe that be harſh, bad, and unſavoury.
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