adv
Meaning 1
In a pessimistic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pessimistically
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Canada, General-American: /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪkli/
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rhymes with -ɪstɪkli
adverb
Meaning 2
with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: optimistically
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English pessimistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English pessimistically From pessimistic + -ally.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pessimistisesti — in a pessimistic manner
- German: pessimistisch — in a pessimistic manner
- German: schwarzseherisch — in a pessimistic manner
- Hungarian: pesszimistán — in a pessimistic manner
- Hungarian: borúlátóan — in a pessimistic manner
- Hungarian: feketén — in a pessimistic manner
- Swedish: pessimistiskt — in a pessimistic manner
- Volapük: badimiko — in a pessimistic manner