wishful
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈwɪʃfəl/
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.
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