Wishful

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwɪʃfÉ™l/

Origin

From wish + -ful.

Full definition of wishful

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
• 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:The cry whereof entring the hollow cave
  Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment,
  With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.
2. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
3. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

Derived terms

• wishful thinking