DESIDERATIVE


Meaning of DESIDERATIVE in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 Gram. (of a verb, conjugation, etc.) formed from another verb etc. and denoting a desire to perform the action of that verb etc. 2 desiring.

n. Gram. a desiderative verb, conjugation, etc.

[ LL desiderativus (as DESIDERATE) ]

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