bullish
Americanadjective
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like a bull.
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obstinate or stupid.
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Commerce.
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rising in prices.
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characterized by favorable economic prospects.
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Informal. regarding a particular investment as potentially profitable (often followed byon ).
We're still bullish on treasury bonds.
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hopeful; optimistic.
adjective
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like a bull
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stock exchange causing, expecting, or characterized by a rise in prices
a bullish market
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informal cheerful and optimistic
the prime minister was in a bullish mood
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Bullish investors have credited a blockbuster first-quarter earnings season with inspiring the comeback.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
Transfer agents are key to ushering in the tokenization era, but aren’t digitally native, said Farley, chief executive of Bullish.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Bullish investors and analysts have already started to praise his vision.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Bullish investors are placing trades, too, anticipating an end to the war, taking advantage of the market’s weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The writer has heard this John Bullish effusion before now, and what was better, seen it generously and justly acted upon.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)
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