English Explanatory Dictionary

desiderative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having or indicating wish or desire.
  2. Of a verb expressing a wish.
noun
  1. A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.

Word forms

desiderative more desiderative most desiderative desideratives

Etymology

From Latin dēsīderātīvus.

Related words

desire desideratum
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