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.
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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.
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