Definition of Optative
Op´ta`tive
a.
1.
Expressing
desire
or
wish
.
Optative mood
(Gram.)
that
mood
or
form
of
a
verb
,
as
in
Greek
,
Sanskrit
,
etc
.,
in
which
a
wish
or
desire
is
expressed
.
n.
1.
Something
to
be
desired
.
2.
(Gram.)
The
optative
mood
;
also
,
a
verb
in
the
optative
mood
.
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