desirable

Definition

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

Etymology

From Old French desirable. Morphologically desire + -able.

Example Sentences

• "This applicant has almost all desirable properties."
• "It has long been recognised that complete segregation of control of the respective services provided by the two undertakings, and of the power supply, signalling, and tracks relating to each was desirable."
• "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[…]"