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BEARISH

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bear⋅ish

  [bair-ish]
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–adjective
1. like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
2. Informal. grumpy, bad-mannered, or rude.
3. Commerce.
a. declining or tending toward a decline in prices.
b. characterized by or reflecting unfavorable prospects for the economy or some aspect of it: a bearish market.
Origin:
1735–45; bear 2 + -ish 1

Related forms:
bear⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
bear⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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bear·ish   (bâr'ĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Clumsy, boorish, and surly.

    1. Causing, expecting, or characterized by falling stock-market prices.

    2. Pessimistic: "Whether or not the [Coast Guard] cutter's presence made bearish the prospects of illicit trade in the outlying islands, there was a prompt mass migration of their inhabitants to the mainland" (Springfield MA Sunday Republican).

bear'ish·ly adv., bear'ish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Financial Dictionary

bearish

Of or relating to the belief that a particular stock or the market as a whole is headed for a period of generally falling prices. Compare bullish.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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