wishfully

George Steevens remarks that the 4to. of 1598 reads "wishfully," a variation which should be noted, and perhaps adopted, but, printing from the folio, we retained "wilfully."

Introduction 1857

Others can coddle the fools who dither and simper wishfully over gods and old myths and apologetics, but some of us have to charge forward and stake out a solid position, one that excludes altogether the ancient fairy tales.

Berlinski stirring the pot 2010

In contrast, they appear to favor the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, wishfully assuming the organization has moderated its Islamist ideology, or could possibly act as a bulwark against Iran.

Ida Lichter, M.D.: Women's Rights Can't Flower In Arab Spring M.D. Ida Lichter 2011

In contrast, they appear to favor the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, wishfully assuming the organization has moderated its Islamist ideology, or could possibly act as a bulwark against Iran.

Ida Lichter, M.D.: Women's Rights Can't Flower In Arab Spring M.D. Ida Lichter 2011

UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, whose team lost to Oregon last season in a brutal 60-13 rout, predicted perhaps a bit wishfully that Oregon may soon be solved.

Oregon's Case for the Hall of Geniuses Darren Everson 2011

Favreau was so wishfully thought upon as director of the Avengers, mostly because of his success with Iron Man; not only was it a kick-ass stand-alone film, but we got the sense that he truly understood the characters and could deliver.

No Favreau For Avengers « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

(Hat-tip to Tim Roll-Pickering, who unlike most Tories actually understands Europe and thinks, in my opinion a bit wishfully, that this won't last.)

Things that caught my eye nwhyte 2009

But "Three Seconds" is the first Roslund and Hellstrom book that has been wishfully packaged to suggest that "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" has a second cousin.

Swedish Crime Thrillers Ride 'Dragon Tattoo' Coattails nytimes.com 2011

The voodoo economics is the effort to combine the social democratic and neoliberal models, or wishfully think that tax cuts pay for themselves.

Letters: The ramifications of Scottish independence 2011

Indeed Alain Minc, an unofficial adviser to Sarkozy, has suggested – perhaps wishfully – that Sarko would look better when a socialist candidate entered the race.

Nicolas Sarkozy: Is France falling in love again? | Peter Beaumont 2011