The Only Use of "pessimistic" in "The Great Gatsby"

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The Only Use

pessimistic
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The Great Gatsby
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I've gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things.†
p. 12.9

pessimist = someone who expects the worst; or who focuses on the bad part of things

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(1) (pessimistic)
expecting that things will turn out badly; or focusing on the bad part of things
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)