optative

/ˈɑptədɪv/
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Other forms: optatively

Definitions of optative
  1. adjective
    indicating an option or wish
  2. adjective
    relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
    “optative verb endings”
  3. noun
    a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
    synonyms: optative mood
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    type of:
    modality, mode, mood
    verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
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