Optative
Pronunciation : Op"ta*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.]
Definition : Defn: Expressing desire or wish. Fuller. Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Op"ta*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. optatif.]
Definition : 1. Something to be desired. [R.] Bacon.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913