51Թ

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wishful

[wish-fuhl]

adjective

  1. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.



wishful

/ ˈɪʃʊ /

adjective

  1. having wishes or characterized by wishing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • wishfully adverb
  • wishfulness noun
  • unwishful adjective
  • unwishfully adverb
  • unwishfulness noun
  • ˈɾڳܱԱ noun
  • ˈɾڳܱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wishful1

First recorded in 1515–25; wish + -ful
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Example Sentences

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A few reporters, members of Congress and even some White House staff made the obvious snarky comments about “over-compensating” and “wishful thinking.”

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That may have been wishful thinking, he acknowledged.

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This time, we’re the ones reading her face and left to guess how much of what we’ve seen is memory, or if it’s wishful thinking.

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Or maybe it’s all wishful thinking on my part.

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And expecting the first one this year is beyond wishful thinking.

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