bearish
- like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
- Informal. grumpy, bad-mannered, or rude.
- Commerce.
- declining or tending toward a decline in prices.
- characterized by or reflecting unfavorable prospects for the economy or some aspect of it: a bearish market.
Origin of bearish
Related Words for bearish
grouchy, cantankerous, testy, cranky, feisty, uptight, surly, passionate, contentious, petulant, resentful, fractious, annoyed, prickly, exasperated, tough, harsh, hard, cruel, rawExamples from the Web for bearish
Contemporary Examples of bearish
Berkeley-based economist Enrico Moretti is also bearish on the future of the region.
AIPAC, for example, has been bearish on the peace process thus far.
Those who are bullish on America and bearish on China probably have it about right.
One critic, Nouriel Roubini, the bearish New York University economist known as Dr. Doom, was in attendance Friday morning.
The fact that people are being fired at such a high rate is a serious sign that employers are bearish about the near-term future.
Historical Examples of bearish
I am not naturally unsociable, or bearish, or a surly misogynist.
The Dop DoctorClotilde Inez Mary Graves
It is lucky for mamma that, in his green state, he is courtly instead of bearish.'
The Heir of RedclyffeCharlotte M. Yonge
If I am bearish, I think the best thing you can do is to get out of my way at once.
Flora Adair, Vol. 1 (of 2)A. M. Donelan
But of all the ill-tempered, bearish, detestable men I ever met in my life, he is the worst.
RossmoyneUnknown
Then, with an arm across Rodney's shoulders, he gave him a bearish hug.
The Girl in the MirrorElizabeth Garver Jordan
bearish
- like a bear; rough; clumsy; churlish
- stock exchange causing, expecting, or characterized by a fall in pricesa bearish market