All 3 Uses
optimistic
in
A Man Named Dave
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- As my optimism grew, I pictured myself with Father, checking him out of the hospital in a few days, spending time with him one on one, then maybe ...one day soon ...I could return again on military leave, and all of us could sit down to a dinner.†
p. 64.7 *optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- Patsy was far more optimistic.†
p. 195.1
- She had seemed so optimistic.†
p. 255.9
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)