VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / optatively

Thesaurus: optatively

In an optative manner; with the expression of desire.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. adv. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire.
  2. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire. [R.] God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God optatively. Bp. Hall.
  3. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire. [R.]God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God optatively. Bp.Hall.
  4. adv. In an optative manner; with the expression of desire.