wishful

Does a Middle East foreign policy determined by wishful thinking and poor information sound familiar?

He was, moreover, genuinely interested in the men, and wishful to know how they conducted themselves in their new spheres.

As for me, I was ready to sink deep into the ground with despondency, wishful to rise never more.

I hoped that I was correct; maybe it was wishful thinking, but I claim that right.

I remember when a young man, wishful to conform to the rules of good society, I bought a book of etiquette for gentlemen.

“Do not be so sure I am wishful to ridicule,” answered the Minor Poet.