desiderative

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adjective

Having or indicating wish or desire.

OriginLatin dēsīderātīvus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivedesiderative (comparative more desiderative, superlative most desiderative)

comparative more desiderative · superlative most desiderative

  1. Having or indicating wish or desire.
  2. grammarOf a verb expressing a wish.
noundesiderative (plural desideratives)

plural desideratives

  1. grammarA verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.

Origin

  1. Latindēsīderātīvus
  2. Latindēsīderātīvus
  3. Englishdesiderative

Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.

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Translations

Catalan desideratiu
  • desideratiuwishing to
Finnish desideratiivi
  • desideratiiviwishing to
French désidératif
  • désidératifwishing to
Greek ευχετικός
  • ευχετικός (efchetikós)wishing to
Portuguese desiderativo
  • desiderativowishing to
Spanish desiderativo
  • desiderativowishing to
Cite this entry
APA

desiderative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiderative

MLA

“desiderative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiderative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desiderative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiderative.

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