2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.
[1913 Webster]
From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love
To greet mine own land with my wishful sight.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster] -- {Wish"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wish"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
wishful — 1520s, from WISH (Cf. wish) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Wishfully; wishfulness. Wishful thinking is recorded from 1932 … Etymology dictionary
wishful — index eager Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wishful — [adj] desirous acquisitive, ambitious, aspiring, craving, daydreaming, desiring, greedy, hankering, hopeful, itchy*, keen, longful, longing, lustful, wishing, yearning; concepts 403,529 … New thesaurus
wishful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or expressing a wish for something to happen. 2) based on impractical wishes rather than facts. DERIVATIVES wishfully adverb … English terms dictionary
wishful — [wishfəl] adj. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing wishfully adv. wishfulness n … English World dictionary
wishful — adjective Date: 1593 1. a. expressive of a wish ; hopeful < looked at the toys with wishful eyes > b. having a wish ; desirous 2. according with wishes rather than reality < wishful dreams > • wishfully … New Collegiate Dictionary
wishful — adj. Wishful is used with these nouns: ↑thinking … Collocations dictionary
wishful — adjective 1》 having or expressing a wish for something to happen. 2》 based on impractical wishes rather than facts: wishful thinking. Derivatives wishfully adverb wishfulness noun … English new terms dictionary
wishful — /ˈwɪʃfəl / (say wishfuhl) adjective 1. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing. –phrase 2. wishful thinking, a belief that a thing will happen or is so, based on one s hopes rather than on reality …
wishful — adj. 1 (often foll. by to + infin.) desiring, wishing. 2 having or expressing a wish. Phrases and idioms: wishful thinking belief founded on wishes rather than facts. Derivatives: wishfully adv. wishfulness n … Useful english dictionary
