Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having or expressing a wish or longing.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
- adj. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
- adj. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.
- adj. Showing desire.
- adj. rare Desirable; exciting wishes.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having or expressing desire for something
- adj. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
Examples
“Did she get on Leander's nerves, or was that what they called wishful thinking on her part?”
“Some were wildly optimistic and it's what I call wishful thinking," said Chris Benson, who heads energy policy for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.”
“Now that's what I call wishful thinking on your part.”
“My reaction is that it is you who is engaging in wishful thinking.”
“Yes | No | Report from cindypiep wrote 2 weeks 3 days ago moishe, I know, call it wishful thinking”
“There's a lot I could do this 4th St. that I couldn't do last 4th St. When people observed that I seemed to be doing significantly better, I didn't want to kick them, because they were not engaging in wishful thinking, they were right.”
mrissa: At least I wasn't the Flighty One. Although they seem impervious to little things like WWII.
“What available knowledge is there to support such a notion is possible or is it basically a case in wishful thinking which has no place in a critical thinking exercise.”
“The Republicans will continue to say no and block the legislative process because they will start engaging in wishful thinking about the 2012 elections.”
Think Progress » Lieberman Begins To Distance Himself From The Health Care Bill That He Crafted
“Frankly, I think that you are engaged in wishful thinking.”
“An exercise in wishful thinking perhaps, but here's the latest from the Clinton campaign:”
Clinton Campaign Memo: Why WV Matters - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘wishful’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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Shadowkeir's list
This list, the one shown below this very message, is a collection of words that you cannot begin to fathom how much I adore. The list will also feature atithesis and contrasting words such as the t...
wishful, anticlimactic, forte, monchromatic, septic, wonderous, isoclinal, deformed, disintergrate, favourite, laughable, awe-inspiring and 250 more...
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ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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jagosaurus's favorites
Words I like mostly because of the way they sound and feel.
ticonderoga, petulance, snark, estimable, chickahominy, feline, gezellig, gneiss, shit, willy-nilly, shelter, coda and 366 more...
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classic695's Words
delighted, elated, energetic, excited, enthusiastic, elevated, happy, contented, fine, pleased, satisfied, compassionate and 168 more...
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Expressions
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pained, pitiful, reproachful, annoyed, dismissive, excited, eager, spiteful, contemptuous, passive, calm, nervous and 155 more...
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amber words
amber words is the term I use for words that are all but fossilized, in the sense that their use is always in the context of a single expression. Examples include caboodle, dudgeon, umbrage
sanctum, akimbo, amok, riddance, druthers, trove, caboodle, immemorial, blithering, dudgeon, swaddling, askance and 110 more...
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Wishful Words
wish, wishful, wishfully, dinosaur, malachite, lovely, whimsy, whisper, whismical, dream, treasure, whisp and 66 more...
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traui's words
denizen, cellar door, spinach, ivory, meme, epic, wishful, crown, niche, allegory, zoo, bubble and 10 more...
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maesepedro's Words
wit, dignity, river, funk, rhythm, embezzlement, schlock, phraseology, shucks, catch, exchequer, retrocessonaire and 70 more...
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