optimistic

[ op-tuh-mis-tik ]
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adjective
  1. disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

  2. reflecting a favorable view of events and conditions and the expectation of a positive outcome; demonstrating optimism: an optimistic plan.

  1. of or relating to optimism.

Origin of optimistic

1
First recorded in 1840–50; optimist + -ic
  • Sometimes op·ti·mis·ti·cal .

Other words from optimistic

  • op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • an·ti·op·ti·mis·ti·cal, adjective
  • an·ti·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • non·op·ti·mis·ti·cal, adjective
  • non·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • o·ver·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • pre·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • sem·i·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • sem·i·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • su·per·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • un·op·ti·mis·tic, adjective
  • un·op·ti·mis·ti·cal, adjective
  • un·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use optimistic in a sentence

  • Over-optimistic forecasts, coupled with underperformance, have long been a GM bugaboo.

    Behind GM's Shock Shakeup | Paul Ingrassia | December 1, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • His was not an over-optimistic temperament; he did not fail to notice all "the specks of hurricane on the horizon of the world."

    Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard
  • He was not over-optimistic about success, but he shook my hand and wished me luck.

    My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. Cook
  • That was a snap judgment, formed after the briefest kind of a “look-see,” and it may well be that I was over optimistic.

    Down the Columbia | Lewis R. Freeman
  • Yet it would probably be over-optimistic to believe that the result would satisfy the intention.