optimistically

English

Etymology

From optimistic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

optimistically (comparative more optimistically, superlative most optimistically)

1. In an optimistic manner.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 59:

     Less optimistically observed, she was a short, broad-shouldered girl, built like a sturdy pony[.]

Translations

in an optimistic manner

Belarusian: аптымісты́чна (aptymistýčna) Dutch: optimistisch (nl) French: optimistiquement Georgian: ოპტიმისტურად (oṗṭimisṭurad) German: optimistisch (de) Greek: αισιόδοξα (el) (aisiódoxa) Hungarian: optimistán (hu) Polish: optymistycznie (pl) Russian: оптимистично (ru) (optimistično), оптимистически (ru) (optimističeski) Ukrainian: оптимісти́чно (optymistýčno) Volapük: fredimiko