desiderative
[ dih-sid-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ]
/ dɪˈsɪd ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv /
adjective
having or expressing desire.
Grammar.
(of a verb derived from another verb) expressing desire to perform the action denoted by the underlying verb, as Sanskrit pi-patiṣ-ati “he wishes to fly” from pát-ati, “he flies.”
noun
Grammar.
a desiderative verb.
Origin of desiderative
Words nearby desiderative
desiccated,
desiccation,
desiccator,
desiderata,
desiderate,
desiderative,
desideratum,
desiderium,
design,
designate,
designated
Example sentences from the Web for desiderative
Reduplication was further adapted to the expression of intensity and desire (in the so-called intensive and desiderative forms).
Associated words: desiderative, desideratum, orectic, optative.
Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. Flemming
British Dictionary definitions for desiderative
desiderative
/ (dɪˈzɪdərətɪv) /
adjective
feeling or expressing desire
(in certain languages, of a verb) related in form to another verb and expressing the subject's desire or intention to perform the act denoted by the other verb
noun
a desiderative verb