optative

(ŏpˈtə-tĭv)

1. Expressing a wish or choice.
2. Grammar
   a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish.
   b. Designating a statement using a verb in the subjunctive mood to indicate a wish or desire, as in Had I the means, I would do it.

1. The optative mood.
2. A verb or an expression in the optative mood.

Related Forms:

• opˈta·tive·ly adverb