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Pessimist
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example Sentences
- If you're a pessimist, though, you'd only use it ironically.
- What followed was worse than even the most dire pessimist could have envisioned.
- No, our main issue is that he is an optimist and I'm a pessimist.
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Word Origin & History
pessimist
"one who habitually expects the worst," 1836, from Fr. pessimiste (see pessimism).
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