transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwish-fəl ]
adjective
Date: 1593
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
• wish·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb
• wish·ful·ness noun