benedictive

adjective

bene·​dic·​tive

¦be-nə-¦dik-tiv

of a set of verb forms

: expressing a wish : precative

—used of an aorist optative in Sanskrit and of moods with similar grammatical meaning in other languages

benedictively adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin benedictus (past participle of benedicere to bless) + English -ive

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