OPTIMISTICALLY

optimistically

(adverb) with optimism; in an optimistic manner; “‘We have a good chance of winning,’ he exclaimed optimistically”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

optimistically (comparative more optimistically, superlative most optimistically)

In an optimistic manner.

Source: Wiktionary


OPTIMISTIC

Op`ti*mis"tic, a.

1. (Metaph.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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