de·sid·er·a·tive (d -sd  r--tv, --r  -, -zd-)adj. 1. Of, relating to, or expressing desire. 2. Grammar Designating a clause, a sentence, or in some languages an inflected verb form that expresses desire. |
desiderative [dɪˈzɪdərətɪv]
adj
1. feeling or expressing desire
2. (Linguistics / Grammar) (in certain languages, of a verb) related in form to another verb and expressing the subject's desire or intention to perform the act denoted by the other verb
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) a desiderative verb
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