wishful
pronunciation
How to pronounce wishful in British English:
UK ['wɪʃfəl]
How to pronounce wishful in American English:
US ['wɪʃfəl]
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- Adjective:
- seeking advancement or recognition
Word Origin
- wishful (adj.)
- 1520s, from wish (n.) + -ful. Related: Wishfully; wishfulness. Wishful thinking is recorded from 1907.
Example
- 1. But this may turn out to be wishful thinking .
- 2. No doubt much of this was wishful thinking .
- 3. We believe this is wishful thinking .
- 4. But that still seems wishful thinking .
- 5. That could be wishful thinking .