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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.