Dictionary Check: optative

"optative" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
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Definition

adjective

indicating an option or wish

adjective

relating to a mood of verbs in some languages

Example: "optative verb endings"
noun

a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs

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