What does "optative" mean?
Optative: Something to be desired. [R.] Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.(Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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