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Definition of Suspired
1. a. Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Definition of Suspired
1. Verb. (past of suspire) ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suspired
1. suspire [v] - See also: suspire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suspired
Literary usage of Suspired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... suspired for proof. For since the birth of Cain, the first male child, To him
that did but yesterday suspire, There was not such a gracious creature ..."
2. The Bookman (1917)
"Brocade wherein her body dressed Was hallowed; flowers her footstep pressed
suspired incense ere they died. Her father mazed with alchemy Wrought in his ..."
3. Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters (1916)
"But at four o'clock there was a rim, A circled edge of rainbow color Which
suspired, widened and narrowed under your gaze: It was the phantasy of straining ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... suspired for proof. For since the birth of Cain, the first male child, To him
that did but yesterday suspire, There was not such a gracious creature ..."
5. The Bookman (1917)
"Brocade wherein her body dressed Was hallowed; flowers her footstep pressed
suspired incense ere they died. Her father mazed with alchemy Wrought in his ..."
6. Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters (1916)
"But at four o'clock there was a rim, A circled edge of rainbow color Which
suspired, widened and narrowed under your gaze: It was the phantasy of straining ..."
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