optatively


op·ta·tive

O0100500 (ŏp′tə-tĭv)adj.1. Expressing a wish or choice.2. Grammar a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish.b. Designating a statement using a verb in the subjunctive mood to indicate a wish or desire, as in Had I the means, I would do it.n. Grammar 1. The optative mood.2. A verb or an expression in the optative mood.
[Middle English optatif, from Old French, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre, to wish.]
op′ta·tive·ly adv.

optatively

(ˈɒptətɪvlɪ) advin a manner which expresses the speaker's desires