Op″ta‐tive, n. [Cf. F. optatif.] 1. Something to be desired. Bacon.
2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.