Category:Optative

Op"ta*tive, a. Etym: [l. optativus: cf. F. optatif.]

Defn: expressing desire or wish. Fuller. Optative mood (gram.), that Mood or form of a verb, as in greek, sanskrit, etc., in which a wish Or desire is expressed.

Optative Op"ta*tive, n. Etym: [cf. F. optatif.]

1. Something to be desired. [r.] Bacon.

2. (gram.)

Defn: the optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.