Adjective

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.

* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.9:

The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.

Expressing a wish or longing for something.

Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Full of ardor; fervent, passionate.

* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 43

This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.

* {{quote-book

, year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=4 citation , passage=I see by your eagerness and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be; listen patiently until the end of my story, and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject. I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.}}

Burning; glowing; shining.