pessimistic
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But in a pessimistic reading, we could say that audiences didn’t want to see a big guy with a lot of muscles disappear into a character’s psyche.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Home builders remain pessimistic about conditions for sales this spring as buyers are still squeezed by steep costs.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
He’s running on a message of righteous fury as a survivor of the Palisades fire, in an era when many Angelenos feel pessimistic about what’s next.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"We have to remain both pessimistic and optimistic while planning ahead," Rohan Khaunte, Goa's tourism minister told a local outlet.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The islanders often made gloomy predictions about what Mother Nature had in store for Cairnholm—they were at the mercy of the elements, after all, and pessimistic by default—but this time their worst fears were confirmed.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing pessimistic
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