Definition of Optateve
Op"ta*tive (?), a. [L.
optativus: cf. F. optatif.] 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.
Op"ta*tive, n. [Cf. F.
optatif.]
1. Something to be desired. [R.]
Bacon.
2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a
verb in the optative mood.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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