wishful
having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
Origin of wishful
1Other words from wishful
- wish·ful·ly, adverb
- wish·ful·ness, noun
- un·wish·ful, adjective
- un·wish·ful·ly, adverb
- un·wish·ful·ness, noun
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How to use wishful in a sentence
Lady Staveley looked wishfully up in her husband's face, longing to tell him all her suspicions.
Orley Farm | Anthony TrollopeThe pretty boy stood there indeed, looking in modestly and wishfully.
The Pot of Gold | Mary E. WilkinsHe looked at me most wishfully, and began talking cat language, and I knew he was saying, "Please put Tricksey back on the floor."
Why, Deacon Downs himself can drink three cups of a morning, an' then look around sort of wishfully for another.
Jack the Hunchback | James OtisThere she stood, wiping the tears from her eyes, looking on wishfully, while her husband did not even know that she was there.
The Vicar of Bullhampton | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for wishful
/ (ˈwɪʃfʊl) /
having wishes or characterized by wishing
Derived forms of wishful
- wishfully, adverb
- wishfulness, noun
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