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Desiderative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

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Definitions
Noun
1

A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.

Adjective
1

Having or indicating wish or desire.

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Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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