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BNC: 14349 COCA: 14083

wishful

wishful /ˈwɪʃfəl/ adjective
wishful
/ˈwɪʃfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of WISHFUL
[more wishful; most wishful]
: showing a belief that something will happen or succeed even though it is not likely to happen or succeed出于主观愿望的;一厢情愿的
BNC: 14349 COCA: 14083

wishful

adjective

wish·​ful ˈwish-fəl How to pronounce wishful (audio)
1
a
: expressive of a wish : hopeful
looked at the toys with wishful eyes
b
: having a wish : desirous
2
: according with wishes rather than reality
wishful dreams
wishfully adverb
wishfulness noun

Example Sentences

her wishful attempts to change her husband's bad habits
Recent Examples on the Web Soto's attitude about the public's perception of her feels almost wishful in an era in which female athletes have gotten increasing airtime and interest, but also exponentially more scrutiny and criticism. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Forget what Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, and other hopeful, if not simply wishful inflation thinkers are saying. Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 Her music gets her there too; the song ends on a wishful note — with banger percussion — about togetherness. New York Times, 24 July 2022 This journey may seem daunting at first, but missing out on valuable opportunities is not a wishful thing to do. Lara Sokolova, Forbes, 12 July 2022 This adds a new dimension to the wishful-thinking phase of our current crisis. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 13 June 2022 All hail the new monarch of the wishful thinkers, her majesty Kelly Clarkson! Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 May 2022 The jump in borrowing costs, adding hundreds of dollars a month to the typical mortgage payment and coming on top of two years of home price increases, has pushed wishful home buyers past their financial limits. New York Times, 29 June 2022 To call these proposals modest is to call stark naked fully clothed; to see them even as a small gesture is to look with wishful eyes through the most high-powered of microscopes. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wishful was in 1593
BNC: 14349 COCA: 14083

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