SUSPIRED

Verb

suspired

simple past tense and past participle of suspire

Adjective

suspired (comparative more suspired, superlative most suspired)

(obsolete) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.

Anagrams

• dispurse, prusside

Source: Wiktionary


Sus*pired", a.

Definition: Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

SUSPIRE

Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]

Definition: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.

Sus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]

Definition: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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