"wish-fulfilling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wish-fulfilling [comparative], most wish-fulfilling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wish-fulfilling (comparative more wish-fulfilling, superlative most wish-fulfilling)
  1. Able to grant wishes.
    Sense id: en-wish-fulfilling-en-adj-h4QZF-CC
  2. Satisfying a wish.
    Sense id: en-wish-fulfilling-en-adj-VV6JF8Ue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wishfulfilling

Alternative forms

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