optimistically

op·ti·mist

 (ŏp′tə-mĭst)
n.
1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.
2. A believer in philosophical optimism.

op′ti·mis′tic adj.
op′ti·mis′ti·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.optimistically - with optimism; in an optimistic manner; "`We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically"
pessimistically - with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner; "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically"
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Translations
بِصورَةٍ تَفاؤُلِيَّه
optimistisch
derûlátóan
af/meî bjartsÿni
ottimisticamente
optimisticky
iyimserlikle
乐观地

optimistically

[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪklɪ] ADVcon optimismo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

optimistically

[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪkəli] adv [speak, announce] → avec optimisme
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

optimistically

advoptimistisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

optimistically

[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪklɪ] advottimisticamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

optimism

(ˈoptimizəm) noun
a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen. Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.
ˈoptimist noun
ˌoptiˈmistic adjective
always hoping or believing that something good will happen. an optimistic person/attitude.
optiˈmistically adverb
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