Bible Dictionaries
Wishful

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.

(2):

(a.) Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.

(3):

(a.) Desirable; exciting wishes.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wishful'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wishful.html. 1828.