All 5 Uses of
optimistic
in
Catch-22
- The news killed his mother, who just lost her will to live and wasted away and died, which was just fine with his father, who had decided to marry the bad-tempered girl at the A&P if he had to and who had not been optimistic about his chances of getting his wife off the land without paying her some money or flogging her.†
Chpt 9
- 'That's right,' Dobbs agreed with an optimistic smile, encouraged by Yossarian's ready grasp of the situation.†
Chpt 22
- The captain was piqued, but managed to carry on with a pretense of optimism.†
Chpt 25 *
- Yossarian worked with renewed confidence and optimism.†
Chpt 41
- Major Danby's effervescent optimism vanished instantly, and he broke out all at once into a bubbling sweat.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(optimistic) expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things