optābĭlis, e, adj. [opto],
to be wished for , desirable (class.): quae expetenda atque optabilia videntur, Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 221: mihi pax imprimis fuit optabilis, id. Phil. 7, 3, 7: tempus, Ov. M. 9, 758: quae ut concurrant omnia, optabile est, Cic. Off. 1, 14, 33.— Comp. : bono viro optabilius, Cic. Pis. 14, 33.— Sup. seems not to occur.— Adv.: optābĭlĭter , desirably (post-class.). — Comp. optabilius, Val. Max. 5, 1, 6 ext.