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Webster 1913 Edition
Wishful
1.
Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.
2.
Showing desire;
as,
. wishful
eyesFrom Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love
To greet mine own land with my
To greet mine own land with my
wishful
sight. Shakespeare
3.
Desirable; exciting wishes.
[R.]
Chapman.
Wish′ful-ly
, adv.
Wish′ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wishful
WISHFUL
,Adj.
1.
Having desire, or ardent desire.2.
Showing desire; as wishful eyes.3.
Desirable; exciting wishes. [Bad.]Definition 2024
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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.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:
- Expressing a wish or longing for something.
- Aspiring, or seeking advancement.