All 3 Uses
optimistic
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Dear John
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- I marveled that despite what happened, she had managed to hold on to her optimistic view of the world.†
Chpt 8 *
- He started interferon—that's the standard treatment, and it lasts a full year—and we tried to stay optimistic.†
Chpt 20
- All looked as weary as I felt, as if the optimism they showed to loved ones in the hospital vanished the moment they were alone.†
Chpt 20optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
Definitions:
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(1)
(optimistic) expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)