pessimistically
- a word derived from pessimism.
- a word derived from pessimistic.
Example Sentences
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The dark sides of our country made us see ourselves pessimistically.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Today’s lower numbers aren’t evidence that we lack faith in true love’s existence – though that’s pessimistically prevalent these days among singles – but of wedding-driven reality TV’s expansion.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024
The Mariners manager wasn’t trying to be pessimistically prescient or trying to hedge future failure.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023
Yet one could be forgiven for pessimistically siding with Wood.
From Scientific American • Dec. 8, 2020
"Then I guess things are going queer," said the rancher pessimistically.
From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell
