adjective Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently Date: 1714 full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy, musingly sad ; pensive , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
WISTFUL
Meaning of WISTFUL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012