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Desirable vs Wilsome - What's the difference?

desirable | wilsome |

As adjectives the difference between desirable and wilsome

is that desirable is wanted while wilsome is willful; obstinate; stubborn or wilsome can be wandering; devious.

desirable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Suitable]], worthy to be [[desire#Verb, desired.
  • *
    • With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get

    Antonyms

    * undesirable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
    • There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
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    wilsome

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) wilsom, equivalent to .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Willful; obstinate; stubborn.
  • Loved; desirable; amiable.
  • Fat; indolent.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) wilsum, wilsom, wildsom, probably after (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wandering; devious.
  • Doubtful; uncertain.