pessimistical
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pessimism (ˈpɛsɪˌmɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the tendency to expect the worst and see the worst in all things |
| 2. | the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of evil over good |
| 3. | the doctrine that this world is corrupt and that man's sojourn in it is a preparation for some other existence |
| [C18: from Latin pessimus worst, from malus bad] | |
| 'pessimist | |
| —n | |
| pessi'mistic | |
| —adj | |
| pessi'mistical | |
| —adj | |
| pessi'mistically | |
| —adv | |
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Pessimistical
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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