ben·e·dic·tive \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷tiv\adjective Etymology: Late Latin benedictus (past participle of benedicere to bless) + English -ive of a set of verb forms: expressing a wish : precative — used of an aorist optative in Sanskrit and of moods with similar grammatical meaning in other languages • ben·e·dic·tive·lyadverb