negativist

But he replied to me "My dear Peter, nobody would want to be an illogical negativist."

Is Austrian Economics Heterodox Economics? - The Austrian Economists 2008

You know, another thought I'm having is that I frequently encounter a sort of "negativist peer pressure" that comes from people who are close to one another.

Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Growth, Giving Up, and more Growth 2006

You know, another thought I'm having is that I frequently encounter a sort of "negativist peer pressure" that comes from people who are close to one another.

Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: February 2006 Archives 2006

Imbued with the righteous moral fervor of a revolutionary, the negativist — to introduce a new literary type — is more persuasive than the encomiast, who tends to resort to the bland, formulaic language of praise.

James Atlas on Disparagement 2005

Imbued with the righteous moral fervor of a revolutionary, the negativist — to introduce a new literary type — is more persuasive than the encomiast, who tends to resort to the bland, formulaic language of praise.

James Atlas on Disparagement 2005

He turned into a misanthrope and an angry negativist, into a dim cynic and a sadist, who was unable to have any feeling of compassion at the death of a sailor, and took pleasure in torturing a shark.

NOVELS-NOVELS 2003

From The Atlantic's Fiction Issue: Imbued with the righteous moral fervor of a revolutionary, the negativist -to introduce a new literary type- is more pesuasive than the encomiast, who tends to resort to the bland formulaic language of praise.

Take THAT Mr McSweegee Miss Snark 2005

Because you've voiced your frustration at the way the poor leadership of Tulsa's establishment has damaged our city's beauty, history, safety, and economic viability, you are disqualified for reasons of being a naysayer, a grump, a negativist, from voicing your opinion on city policy.

BatesLine: November 2005 Archives 2005

Because you've voiced your frustration at the way the poor leadership of Tulsa's establishment has damaged our city's beauty, history, safety, and economic viability, you are disqualified for reasons of being a naysayer, a grump, a negativist, from voicing your opinion on city policy.

iMonk's Confessional - BatesLine 2005

Republicans traditionally were a negativist party, a party that was used to being out of power, a party that was used to being cynical and sniping at the government.

CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2004 2004