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Definition
expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things
- Nevertheless, with our goal in sight, my usual optimism was returning.p. 74.7
- When I was done with my morning ablutions and dressed in clean clothes from the camp store—sneakers, jeans, an orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt, and a comfy winter coat of flannel wool—I felt almost optimistic.p. 132.6
- That seemed hopelessly optimistic.p. 348.8
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