- optative⇄adj. 1. expressing a wish. ""Oh! that I had wings to fly!"" is an optative expression.
2a. (in Greek and certain other languages) having to do with the verbal mood that expresses desire, wish, or the like.
b. having to do with distinctive v - optative⇄adv. optatively.
- optative⇄noun 1. the optative mood.
2. a verb in the optative mood. - optative⇄optative, adjective, noun.
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