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pessimistic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pessimist \Pes"si*mist\, Pessimistic \Pes`si*mis"tic\, a. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding. ``Giving utterance to pessimistic doubt.'' --Encyc. Brit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pessimistic adj : expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds [ant: {optimistic}]
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