wishfully

Adverb

Meaning

in a wishful manner

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Synonyms

eagerly confidently cheerfully ardently anxiously ambitiously longingly yearningly wisher covetously wishing avidly wistfully solicitously buoyantly
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Antonyms

miserably cynically doubtfully gloomily distrustfully pessimistically
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Examples

he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wishful thinking wishful thought wishfulfilling wishfulness wishing wishing a couple to break up