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Definition
expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things
- The basis of optimism is sheer terror.Chapter 6 (26% in)
- I have the greatest contempt for optimism.Chapter 6 (28% in)
There are no more uses of "optimistic" in The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version.
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