wishful
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
/ˈwɪʃfəl/
(UK)
Definition of wishful
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(obsolete)Wished-for; desired, wanted.
“The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.”
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adj
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(obsolete)Wished-for; desired, wanted.
“The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.”
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Expressing a wish or longing for something.
“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.”
- Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
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Etymology
From wish + -ful.
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