Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of pessimism, in any sense.
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- adjective Marked by
pessimism and littlehopefulness . - adjective Always
expecting theworst .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expecting the worst possible outcome
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Examples
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Only what I call the pessimistic conservatives believe your meme.
They can no longer blame the GOP - Erick’s blog - RedState 2009
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It is full of what I call pessimistic optimism and optimistic pessimism.
Confession floreta 2009
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And there is plenty of evidence that you should be pessimistic, which is to say, all of the evidence.
Knicks Are on the Defensive Kevin Clark 2011
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Ben, for all his many flaws (and they ARE many), is a superb number-cruncher who knows the normal partisan leans of precincts across the county, and I'll remain pessimistic unless and until we KNOW Marsden has won.
PROJECTED WINNER 2010
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Most Americans remain pessimistic about the state of the economy.
Biden credits stimulus plan with sparking economic recovery 2009
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I do much better with optimistic stories in pessimistic futures, because there is something to overturn there; there is progress to be made.
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Second, the political environment is such that voters remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and the Republican Party in general.
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Second, the political environment is such that voters remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and the Republican Party in general.
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Second, the political environment is such that voters remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and the Republican Party in general.
Democrat Wins Mississippi Special - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008
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As for the economy, perhaps the reason people are pessimistic is that many, perhaps most, of them are now earning less, in either real dollars or buying power, than they were 10 years ago.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word pessimistic
JM wonders if people with B Negative blood type are naturally pessimistic?
July 13, 2011