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wishful
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
wishful
(adjective)
wishful thinking
(noun)
wishful
/
ˈ
wɪʃfəl/
adjective
wishful
/
ˈ
wɪʃfəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of WISHFUL
[
more wishful; most wishful
]
:
showing a belief that something will happen or succeed even though it is not likely to happen or succeed
her
wishful
attempts to change her husband's bad habits
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