All 7 Uses of
optimistic
in
Main Street
- As encore to "An Old Sweetheart of Mine," she gave a peculiarly optimistic poem regarding the value of smiles.†
Chpt 4 *
- Her fingers fluttered; her sympathy came out in spurts; she sat on the edge of a chair in eagerness to be near her auditor, to send her enthusiasms and optimism across.†
Chpt 5
- Miss Sherwin's optimistic presence gave Carol more confidence.†
Chpt 7
- But these optimisms did not sound so loud as the laughter of the audience at the funny-man's line, "Yes, by heckelum, I'm a smart fella."†
Chpt 18
- Only the Henty books and the Elsie books and the latest optimisms by moral female novelists and virile clergymen were in general demand, and the board themselves were interested only in old, stilted volumes.†
Chpt 19
- They said she was "so optimistic."†
Chpt 21
- They were carrying grapes, and women's-magazines, magazines with high-colored pictures and optimistic fiction.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(optimistic) expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things