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optimistic

/ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

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What does optimistic mean?

adjective

  1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.
  2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk/
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It is a comforting thought to those who seek an optimistic point of view that most men wish to do right.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
A pleasing personality, however, inspires confidence, tends to put the customer in a good humor and optimistic mood, and results in sales.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
More book examples (3)
On December 6 it was drifting hard, and part of the morning was spent theorizing on our prospects in an optimistic vein.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
Cody always seemed ready to crack a joke with anyone, and possibly there was no more optimistic man in the whole of Britain.
William J. ClaxtonThe mastery of the airProject Gutenberg ebook #777
That an old woman of seventy-seven years of age should die of SELF-NEGLECT is the most optimistic way possible of looking at it.
Jack LondonThe People of the AbyssProject Gutenberg ebook #1688