Both Uses of
pessimistic
in
Catch-22
- 'I may not live through sixty,' he wheedled in a flat, pessimistic voice.†
Chpt 28 *
- Yossarian turned away and trudged through the apartment with a gloomy scowl, peering with pessimistic curiosity into all the rooms.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
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(pessimistic) expecting that things will turn out badly; or focusing on the bad part of things