optimistic
[ op-tuh-mis-tik ]
Origin of optimistic
1- 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.
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 ChinardHe was not over-optimistic about success, but he shook my hand and wished me luck.
My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. CookThat 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. FreemanYet it would probably be over-optimistic to believe that the result would satisfy the intention.
The Settlement of Wage Disputes | Herbert Feis
Perhaps, after all, the prince was over-optimistic when he said that all within the fortress were loyal to him.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure | Gerald Breckenridge
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