Meaning & use
wishful
Based on what one wants to be true rather than on facts or evidence.
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Believing the flight would arrive early was pure wishful thinking on our part.
Her wishful glance at the display case revealed how much she wanted the cake.
A note on using this word
Wishful appears almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 'wishful thinking', describing unrealistic optimism rather than a general personality trait.
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