wishful

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English

Etymology

From wish +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪʃfəl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃfəl

Adjective

wishful (comparative more wishful, superlative most wishful)

  1. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
  2. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
    • 1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 5, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I:
      When she weighed anchor I went to the waterside and looked at her with a very wishful and aching heart, and followed her with my eyes and tears until she was totally out of sight.
  3. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

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