optative (adj.)

  1. indicating an option or wish

  2. relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; optative verb endings'

    optative (n.)

  1. a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs

    [ Syn: optative mood ]

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