| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷tiv adjective
Etymology: Late Latin benedict us (past participle of benedicere to bless) + English -ive
of a set of verb forms : expressing a wish : precative — used of an aorist optative in Sanskrit and of moods with similar grammatical meaning in other languages
• ben·e·dic·tive·ly adverb