wishful

English

Etymology

From wish +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪʃfəl/

Adjective

wishful (comparative more wishful, superlative most wishful)

(obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:
  The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.
Expressing a wish or longing for something.
Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

Derived terms

wishful thinking

Translations

expressing a wish or longing for something

Serbo-Croatian: željan (sh), čežnjiv (sh)

aspiring, or seeking advancement

Scottish Gaelic: togarrach

Serbo-Croatian: željan (sh)

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Kurdish:
Sorani: ئاره‌زووکار‎ (ku) (arezûkar)

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