Optative (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Indicating an option or wish.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- I'd love to have a summer home in Hawaii one day.
- She has always harbored an optative dream of being a successful artist.
- He wrote a story that ended with an optative ending where everyone lived happily ever after.
- In her speech, the mayor spoke of the optative possibilities of reviving the city's economy through innovation.
- His career choices have always been guided by an optative approach to personal fulfillment.
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Meaning 2
Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).