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desiderative

Syllabification: (de·sid·er·a·tive)

Pronunciation: /diˈsidərətiv, -ˌrātiv/

Definition of desiderative

adjective

Grammar

(in Latin and other inflected languages) denoting a verb formed from another and expressing a desire to do the act denoted by the root verb (such as Latin esurire ‘want to eat,’ from edere ‘eat’).
having, expressing, or relating to desire.